It was a busy weekend for the volunteer crews around the country. Three people were rescued by crews from Gordons Bay and Richards Bay, and Shelly Beach helped with a search for three people missing after a peddle boat capsized.On ...
Two men drowned at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve on the False Bay coast near Monwabisi beach, at noon yesterday. The spot, on a stretch of coast notorious for drownings, is well known for strong rip currents.The men were part of ...
Follow-up: Sea Rescue – Cape Town Sunday, 24 October, 2010. Sea Rescue operation successful. Andre Beuste, NSRI Sea Rescue helicopter Unit (SRHU) station commander, said: The sea rescue operation (see press release below), to evacuate an ill Captain off his ...
Sea Rescue – False Bay – Saturday, 16 October, 2010. Fisherman dies and two fellow fishermen rescued.Mario Fredericks, Sea Rescue Strandfontein station commander, said: “At 08h14 Sea Rescue Strandfontein and Sea Rescue Simonstown, the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services, the ...
Sea Rescue – Hermanus – Thursday, 14 October, 2010. 6 sea-kayakers rescued on whale watching paddle.Deon Langenhoven, Sea Rescue Hermanus duty coxswain, said: “At 14h41 Sea Rescue Hermanus volunteers and the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services were activated following a ...
Sea Rescue – East London – Tuesday, 12 October, 2010. Yacht rescued from Storm.Geoff McGreggor, Sea Rescue East London station commander said: “At 05h15 the Sea Rescue East London volunteer duty crew were activated following a request for urgent assistance ...
NSRI Media Release:Follow-up 2: Friday, 08 October, 2010. Fire contained, NSRI released from the scene.Darius van Niekerk, Sea Rescue Mykonos station commander, said: “At 13h45 Sea Rescue Mykonos were released from the scene, 24 nautical miles East of Cape Columbine ...
NSRI Media Release:Friday, 08 October, 2010. Fisherman casualty evacuated off Deck-boat.Juan Pretorius, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said: “At 06h46 NSRI Port Alfred volunteers were activated following a request for medical assistance from the Deck Boat (open fishing boat) Altair ...
National Sea Rescue Institute Media Release:Wednesday, 06 October, 2010. Orca whale found beached at Melkbosstrand.At 14h35 Sea Rescue Melkbosstrand volunteers were activated following eye-witness reports of a 3 metre juvenile Orca whale beached and lying, dead, next to the river ...
National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Media Release:For Immediate Release:Sea Rescue – Port Alfred – Monday, 04th October, 2010. Fisherman casualty evacuated at sea.Juan Pretorius, Sea Rescue Port Alfred station commander, said: “At 07h35 sea rescue Port Alfred volunteers were called ...
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