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Knysna Injured fisherman airlifted to hospital 11 June 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 12 June 2023

Injured fisherman airlifted to hospital

At 15h56, Saturday, 10 June, NSRI Knysna received a call from a resident of Knoetzie reporting that she had been notified by a car attendant and that he had been notified by an unidentified fisherman, of a local angler who ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 June 2023

Incidents at Lamberts Bay, Saldanha Bay and Durban

At 11h26, Friday, 2 June, NSRI Lamberts Bay duty crew were alerted to Pygmy Sperm whale beached at Lamberts Bay Beach inside of the small breakwater. Also, On Friday, 2 June, NSRI Mykonos duty controllers were informed of 5 surf-skiers ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 3 June 2023

Man missing at Maitlands Beach

At 13h38, Friday, 2 June, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Maitlands Beach. The Nelson Mandela Bay water rescue network was activated. NSRI towed the rescue craft Rescue 6 Bravo which was ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 1 June 2023

WATCH: Patient evacuation off a ship

On Wednesday morning, 31 May, NSRI Table Bay duty crew launched the NSRI Table Bay rescue craft Rescue 3, accompanied by 2 WC Government Health EMS rescue paramedics, to rendezvous at first light with a bulk carrier motor vessel, approximately ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 17 May 2023

Local fisherman sadly deceased

At 07h52, Tuesday, 16 May, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following reports from a local fisherman of a local Catamaran fishing craft found unmanned appearing to have washed onto rocks at Shark Point, West of Shark Point Light. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 14 May 2023

A teenager goes missing in the surf at Port Shepstone

At 07h41, Sunday, 14 May, Municipal lifeguards and NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were alerted following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Port Shepstone, Oslo Beach. ...

Tsitsikamma Rescue 14 May 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 14 May 2023

14 hikers assisted to safety from the Tsitsikamma hiking trail

NSRI Knysna were alerted by a parent of a hiker, at around 15h27, Friday, 12 May, reporting 14 hikers cut off by the rain affected heavy flowing Lottering River, on the Tsitsikamma hiking trail, on the North Eastern side of ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 12 May 2023

Multiple incidents across the Cape this May

Multiple incidents took place across the Southern Cape this May. Here's a rundown of some of those stories: ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 May 2023

Incidents at Mykonos, Langebaan, False Bay, Mossel Bay and Hermanus

Here is a weekly news report on some of the rescues that took place: NSRI Mykonos assist a capsized jet-ski; An NSRI rescue swimmer uses an NSRI Pink Rescue Buoy to save two swimmers caught in rip currents at Langebaan ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 May 2023

WATCH : NSRI Gqeberha assist 2 capsized boats at a Fish Derby at Noordhoek

NSRI Gqeberha responded to two separate incidents over the past weekend during a fishing derby, at Noordhoek ski-boat club. On Sunday, 30th of April, a boat carrying four crewmen capsized while exiting from the Noordhoek ski-boat club. Fortunately, all four ...

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