Monday 25th June 2012.NSRI Vaal Dam volunteer rescue duty crew went to assist Dries du Toit who accidentally ran his 25 foot Bayliner onto the hard in a shallow section of the Vaal River after launching on Saturday afternoon 23rd ...
At 07h43 (Sunday, 24th June) NSRI Port Alfred volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the Port Elizabeth 11 meter yacht MR. NOAH, 6 nautical miles off-shore of the Kowie river mouth, with ...
Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth deputy station commander, said:'At 10h15 NSRI Port Elizabeth were called following reports of a small 3 meter river boat capsized on the Swartkops River Mouth with 4 males onboard who had been thrown into the ...
Dirk Manten, NSRI Vaal Dam duty coxswain, said: 'At 16h15 (Sunday, 24th June) NSRI Vaal Dam volunteers were activated following reports of a makeshift home made boat in difficulties off Kylie Bay, about a nautical mile South of Manten Marina ...
Giepie Loubser, NSRI Hermanus duty controller, said:'On Sunday 24 June at 12h04 NSRI Hermanus volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the local small commercial crayfish boat Born Wild, with 3 crewmen onboard, skipper ...
Dick Manten, NSRI Vaal Dam station commander, said:'At 18h45 (Saturday, 23rd June) NSRI Vaal Dam volunteer rescue duty crew and the Emergency Services were activated following a tornado that ripped through parts of the Free State, Deneysville and the Vaal ...
Wednesday 20th June 2012.NSRI Hermanus duty crew were called out after the Department of Environment – Oceans and Coasts reported a 5 meter fishing boat, Salom, capsized approximately 1 nautical mile off Kleinmond, near to the Kleinmond harbour.Three crewmen were ...
PORT ELIZABETH Tuesday 19th June 2012. Response to reports of boat capsized on Swartkops River:At 07h02 NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were called out following reports of red distress flares sighted near the Swartkops River Mouth, north ...
Saturday 16th June 2012.East London duty crew were called out following a request for assistance because of engine failure from two men fishing on their 4.2 meter rubber-duck off Cintsa, approximately 15 nautical miles North East of East London.Geoff McGregor ...
16 June 2012:During the night the 11m yacht White Eagle incurred damage to its mast, making it impossible for the crew to use their sails. They used their inboard motor in an attempt to get to Hermanus, but the increasing ...
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