This afternoon, Tuesday, 24th December, NSRI Shelly Beach crew, Police Search and Rescue, Ezemvelo Wildlife rangers and Netcare 911 ambulance services responded to 1.5 km from the Shelly Beach Sea Rescue base where a juvenile 3.5 meter whale had beached.Initially ...
At 12h48 on Sunday 22nd December harbour authorities at Struisbaai reported that they had monitored a Mayday distress marine radio call from the commercial fishing vessel Maverick. They could not make any further contact with Maverick and did not know ...
Sunday, 22nd December, 2013. Incidents around the country over the past few days:Still Bay:NSRI Still Bay responded on Thursday morning, 19th December, at 06h00, to reports of a pencil duck overturned at Morris Reef and the two young men onboard ...
At 18h34 NSRI Bakoven volunteers were called out following eye-witness reports of 3 divers in difficulty in the sea off Cosy Bay, between Bakoven and Oudekraal, on the Atlantic Sea Board.According to the eye-witnesses, the spear fishermen's boat was being ...
At 14h00 (Thursday, 19th December) NSRI Lamberts Bay and NSRI Mykonos volunteer sea rescue duty crews were placed on alert following reports of a suspected red distress flare, spotted by eye-witnesses on shore, off-shore Lamberts Bay.No confirmation could be made ...
At 12h40 (Thursday, 19th December) NSRI Knysna volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of 4 young girls (believed to be teenagers) swept out to sea at Leisure Isle, Knysna.NSRI Knysna volunteer sea rescue swimmers and nearby ...
Francois Stevens, NSRI Gordons Bay deputy station commander, said:'At 09h27 (Saturday, 14th December) NSRI Gordons Bay volunteers were activated following reports of 2 people swept out to sea in the vicinity of the Hangklip hotel, Pringle Bay.'Our NSRI Gordons Bay ...
Geoff Mc Gregor, NSRI East London station commander, said:'At 16h00 (Saturday, 14th December) NSRI East London volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a suspected drowning in progress at Leeches Bay, East London.Our NSRI East London volunteer ...
Deon Langenhoven, NSRI Hermanus deputy station commander, said:'Just after 12h00 (Thursday, 12th December) NSRI Hermanus volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following numerous eye-witness reports of an upturned hull of a boat spotted floating behind the breakers near to ...
Station 17 Hermanus was called to assist a boat reportedly capsized off Betty's Bay.Our rescue boat Hunters Gold Rescuer was towed by road to launch at Stoney Point.One of our crew, in the area at the time, spotted the upturned ...
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