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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 22 August 2015

Five rescued from rip:

Port Edward – Friday, 21st August. Five teenagers rescued from rip-currents:John Nicholas, NSRI Port Edward station commander, said:'At 14h17, Friday, 21st August, NSRI Port Edward duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of 5 teenagers, all about 19 year olds ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 18 August 2015

Injuries on commercial boat and joint exercise

At 10h25 on Friday the 14th of August, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from Ocean Blue Adventures reporting multiple casualties, on their whale watching boat DAMARA, with injuries sustained to some passengers after ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 August 2015

Crew rescued after their boat sinks

At 02h15 on Monday the 17th of August, the 40 foot motor vessel De Bona, sailing from Gansbaai to Lamberts Bay, broadcast a Mayday distress call reporting to be sinking 6.43 nautical miles North West of Cape Point and 3.7 ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 August 2015

Patient medivaced off ship

At 11h35 on Saturday the 15th of August, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following a request for medical assistance from the 270 meter MV SAMURAI reporting a 39 year old Indian crew ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 August 2015

Busy start to the short week

DURBAN: At 06h08 on Tuesday the 11th of August, NSRI Shelly Beach and NSRI Durban were placed on alert following a request for assistance from the 45 foot yacht SALTY COW sailing from East London to Durban, suffering motor failure ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 10 August 2015

Boat capsize & Car Accident (Witsand) Boat assisted (Struisbaai) Stand up paddler (Bloubergstrand)

WITSAND:At 13h40, Monday, 10th August, NSRI Witsand duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized at The Bar (in the Breede River Surf Channel).The sea rescue craft FALCON RESCUER was launched and on arrival on the scene a ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 August 2015

Search for missing fisherman and one body recovered

Lyall Pringle, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said: 'At 11h53, Friday, 07th August, NSRI Hout Bay received a request for assistance from police, who had been approached by Hout Bay families reporting two fishermen overdue from fishing.'It appears that the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 August 2015

Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay and Hout Bay:

PORT ELIZABETH:Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: 'At 10a.m. on Tuesday, 4th August, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reporting the bulk carrier SPRING HYDRANGEA, sailing from India ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 August 2015

Law Enforcement Marine officers rescue paddler

At 13h02 on Monday the 3rd of August, NSRI Strandfontein duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) reporting a lone paddler being swept out to sea on a paddle-ski at Kapteinseklip, Mnandi on the False Bay ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 August 2015

Boats capsize in PE and Melkbosstrand

MELKBOSSTRAND:At 14h10, Sunday, 02nd August, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to respond to Van Riebeekstrand, between Melkbosstrand and the Koeberg Power Station, following reports of a boat capsized.NSRI Melkbosstrand launched the sea ...

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