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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 October 2013

Search for a missing paddler off Mouille Point

UPDATE: SEA RESCUE MOUILLE POINT. SUNDAY 13th October: Paddler found: Highly experienced paddler Chris Bertish has confirmed to NSRI that he was the paddler off-shore of Mouille Point yesterday that was suspected by eye-witnesses to be in difficulty.Chris was not ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 October 2013

Fatal shark incident

At approximately 11h30 (Friday, 11 October) NSRI Jeffreys Bay crew were activated following reports of a shark incident at Lower Point, next to Albatros Beach, Jeffreys Bay.Our crew launched 2 sea rescue craft and the SA Police Services respondedOn arrival ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 October 2013

Patient lifted from 220m bulk carrier:

Shortly after midnight (Tuesday, 08th October) NSRI Hout Bay crew were tasked by the Transnet National Ports Authority to prepare to launch at approximately 04h30 to rendezvous with the 220 meter bulk carrier SUN ORCHID, sailing from Singapore to Brazil ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 October 2013

PE crew assist patient with a partially severed thumb

Just after midnight (Sunday 06th October) NSRI Port Elizabeth crew launched our sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF TOFT to respond to rendezvous with the 333 meter oil tanker TI TOPAZ, sailing from Durban to the United States of America, 1 ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 October 2013

Boat capsizes

At 13h35 (Sunday, 03rd October) NSRI Melkbosstrand crew were activated following reports from Blouberg lifeguards of a dragon boat outrigger canoe capsized in the vicinity of the Seli 1 wreck, off-shore of Table View, with 6 people reported to be ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 4 October 2013

All in a days work

Shaun Harris, duty coxswain at Station 20 Shelly Beach, reports that at 14h33 this afternoon, he received a call from a member of the public in Ramsgate. She had noticed what appeared to be a body floating on the back ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 October 2013

Seven saved from sinking yacht:

The yacht HLANGANA.At 07h38 on Thursday the 03rd of October Port Alfred volunteers were activated following reports of the yacht HLANGANA taking water and sinking with seven crew onboard 4 nautical miles west of Boknes, in the Eastern Cape.Keryn ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 October 2013

Crewman casualty evacuated off ship

At 06h00 (Thursday, 03 October) NSRI East London crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from the 190 meter bulk carrier YASA EMIRHAN, sailing from Gabon to Singapore, reporting a 24 year old Turkish crewman onboard suspected to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 September 2013

Child drowns at Melkbos main beach

At 16h04 (Monday, 30th September) NSRI Melkbosstrand crew were activated following reports of a child missing, believed to have drowned at Melkbosstrand Main Beach. It appears that the child, a 7 year old boy from Atlantis, who was reportedly at ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 September 2013

NSRI on stand-by at ship alight in Table Bay

UPDATE: Ship to be moved into Table Bay PortA Port Control ships Pilot will be airlifted by helicopter to the ship and the ship will be moved to the Container Docks in the Port of Table Bay where they will ...

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