Sea Rescue – National – 01 and 02 January, 2011:Kleinmond:At 17h50, 01 January, NSRI Hermanus, the Discovery Surf Rescue helicopter, Metro EMS, Fire and Rescue Services and the SA Police Service responded to the Palmiet River, in the vicinity of ...
Hennie Niehaus, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:“At approximately 11h00 on old year’s day NSRI Wilderness volunteers responded to Herolds Bay following reports of a dolphin beached.“On arrival on-scene we found a young bottle nose dolphin that members of George Fire ...
Sea Rescue – Mtubatuba – 03 January, 2011: 4 men rescued and a search continues for one missing man – Umfolozi River:At 07h24 NSRI Richard’s Bay, the Police Search and Rescue and the Police Air unit were activated to respond ...
Sea Rescue – Durban – 02 January, 2011: Teenager missing, 3 rescued – Tugela River:At 20h20 NSRI Durban, NSRI Richard’s Bay, the Police Search and Rescue, the Police Air unit, Netcare 911 ambulance service, Ballito lifeguards and Municipal Kwadakuza lifeguards ...
Sea Rescue – National – 01 January, 2011: Teenager missing, presumed drowned – Shelly Beach. Search for missing female – Ohlange River, Umhlanga:SHELLY BEACH:An extensive search has revealed no sign of a teenager, missing and presumed to have drowned, at ...
Spear fisherman, Quinton Raal, was rescued in Mossel Bay. this is the letter he wrote thanking the rescue crew:I was rescued on the 28.12.2010 at the point while I was spear fishing.I would like to thank station 15 for a ...
Sea Rescue – National – 31 December, 2010: URGENT APPEAL FOR THE PUBLIC NOT TO SET OFF RED DISTRESS FLARES TO SEE IN THE NEW YEAR; 2 incidents – Jeffries Bay and Melkbosstrand.On the night of the 29th December, at ...
Sea Rescue – Vaal Dam – 29 December, 2010:At 18h06 NSRI Vaal Dam were activated following reports of two young men swept down river on a tractor tube.The two men, Brad Edwards, 22, and Geoff Thompson, 21, both from Germiston ...
Gavin Fordham was called by Port Control 04h00 this morning informing usthat svShiloh needed assistance into the port due to her not having workingengines.R19A was dispatched to the scene where Coxwain Cornel du Toit proceeded totow the vessel into the ...
(Follow-up: 28th December) A stand-up paddle boarder who was feared to be in difficulty yesterday on Durban’s shore front made it safely ashore at around 13h00 27th December and immediately called a sea rescue emergency number to confirm that he ...
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