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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 April 2013

PLETTENBERG BAY – Hobie Cat rescue:

At 15h45 on Monday the 22 April, Plettenberg Bay volunteers were called out following numerous eye-witness reports of a red distress flare sighted off the Beacon Island hotel.Deon Truter, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said: 'Our NSRI Plettenberg Bay volunteer ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 April 2013

YZERFONTEIN – Injured fisherman casualty evacuated:

Spirit of Iffley brings the fisherman to shore.At 07h23 on Tuesday the 23 of April, Yzerfontein duty crew were called out following reports from a local VHF radio watchman, Marius van Rhyn, that the local quota crayfish fishing boat ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 21 April 2013

A busy Weekend for NSRI:

Call outs for Agulhas, PE, Mykonos, East London, Plett and Hermanus:STRUISBAAI: Boat suspected to be in difficulty turns out to be a false alarm with good intentions:At 09h05 on Saturday the 20th of April the Agulhas volunteers were called out ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 20 April 2013

HARTBEESPOORT DAM – Bass fishing boat assisted:

At 11h00 on Saturday the 20th of April NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam volunteers were called out following reports of a Bass fishing boat experiencing steerage mechanical failure on the Western side of Hartbeespoort Dam, off Lakeland, with two Johannesburg fishermen onboard.Rodney ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 April 2013

CAPE POINT – Quota Crayfish boat assisted:

At 13h08 on Thursday the 18th of April NSRI Simonstown duty crew were called out to assist the quota crayfish boat DABULA MANZI reporting total loss of steering from steering mechanical failure.Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said: 'There were ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 April 2013

Yacht sinks despite gallant effort to save her:

Picture: Judy van ZylOn Tuesday 16 April at 19:22 Mykonos volunteer sea rescue crew were called out by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports that an unmanned yacht had broken away from its swing mooring at Saldanha ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 April 2013

Missing man found deceased:

At 16h45 on Monday the 15th of April NSRI Gordons Bay volunteers were called out following a request for assistance from a lady who said that her 29 year old cousin had left the Arabella Golf Estate on Saturday, 13th ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 14 April 2013

Injured fisherman rescued & flare sighting were Chinese Lanterns:

At 17h00 on Sunday the 14th of April the Port Elizabeth volunteer crew were called out to medically assistance a crewman from the Chokka fishing boat UMZAMO, 15 nautical miles South West of Port Elizabeth, who wasbe coughing up blood.Ian ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 April 2013

Boat towed and a surprise rescue

At 10h55 on Saturday the 13th of April Shelly Beach duty crew were called out following a request for assistance from a 6 meter Catamaran motor boat, with 5 crew on board, reporting to be off Ramsgate, 8 miles south ...

Irshaad Vaizie
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 April 2013

Boat sinks, 6 rescued

The Queen Fisher crew safely ashore.UPDATE: SEA RESCUE DURBAN: SATURDAY, 13 APRIL, 2013:The six people from the casualty boat QUEEN FISHER were brought safely to NSRI Durban base aboard the rescue boat and checked by Netcare 911 ambulance service ...

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