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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 14 February 2016

Whale carcass towed:

SEA RESCUE – Bantry Bay – Sunday, 14th February. Whale carcass towed:At 16h31, Sunday, 14th February, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the Department of Environmental Affairs and the City of Cape Town ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 February 2016

Fishing trawler and her crew assisted and in a separate incident 2 kite-boarders assisted

At 07h26, Sunday, 07th February, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for a water pump from the local 20 meter fishing vessel Silver Hunter, with 21 crew onboard, ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 February 2016

Hats off to the Hout Bay crew for a very long journey to rescue a solo sailor

This picture is taken at last light as the decision was made to abandoned towHout Bay:At 12h10, Tuesday, 02 February, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Nadine Gordimer to respond to 60 nautical miles South ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 February 2016

Yacht aground, 1 survivor and 2 deceased

SEA RESCUE – West Coast – Tuesday, 02 February. Names released.NSRI, the Police and the emergency services have expressed sincerest condolences to the families and friends of George Mills, 61, from Scotland and Rachel Daly, 49, from Ireland. Both sadly ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 February 2016

Search for missing teenager

At 21h00, Sunday, 31st January, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request from Police to assist in a search where they had turned their attention to investigate the possibility that ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 January 2016

Life-guards quick reaction to try to save fatal drowning victim

At 11h30 on Tuesday the 26th of January, NSRI East London duty crew, SA Police Services, EC Government Health EMS and an EMS rescue helicopter and BCM (Buffalo City Metro) Fire and Rescue Services were activated following a request for ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 January 2016

Kayaker assisted in Yzerfontein

Our crew from Yzerfontein assisted a kayaker that got into some difficulty today. They launched their Sea Rescue craft, Spirit of Iffley. The kayaker was located just behind the Rooipan's rocks off the main beach and was safely returned to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 January 2016

Catamaran hull located adrift at sea:

SEA RESCUE – Agulhas – Saturday, 23rd January. Catamaran hull located adrift at sea:At 15h30, Saturday, 23rd January, NSRI Agulhas duty crew launched a sea rescue craft to attempt to locate a capsized catamaran reportedly sighted approximately 42 nautical miles ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 January 2016

Kite Surfer rescued during search for surfer:

SEA RESCUE – NSRI – STATION 18, Melkbosstrand. STATION 3, Table Bay. STATION 29, (ASR) Air Sea Rescue.SEA RESCUE – Milnerton – Friday, 22 January. Search for surfer yields no result while a Kite Surfer is rescued nearby during the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 20 January 2016

Whales assisted in 2 disentanglement operations

You can watch the short video of the whale disentanglement on YouTube by clicking here.At 09h30, Wednesday, 20th January, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers launched from Yzerfontein harbour aboard two NSRI Yzerfontein sea rescue craft, the Rotary Onwards and ...

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