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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 April 2021

National – Monday, 5 April. Incidents:

DURBAN:Jonathan Kellerman, NSRI Durban station commander, said:At 08h00, Sunday, 4 April, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from an Oil Chemical Tanker carrier at anchor off-shore of the Umhlanga River Mouth.The master of the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 April 2021

Patient injured at Robberg Nature Reserve. Patient evacuation off a motor vessel in Gqeberha:

PLETTENBERG BAY:Nick van den Handel, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty coxswain, said:At 14h27, Tuesday, 6 April, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a 21 year old American female from New Jersey, New York, suffering a fractured ankle ...

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PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 3 April 2021

Pink Rescue Buoy used in rescue - Rooi Els. Boat assisted - Rooi Els. Boat found capsized - Hangklip:

At 07h18, Friday, 2 April, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Rooi Els.Eye-witnesses reported 2 males in the water with a floatation tube and they had reportedly been in difficulty in the ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 31 March 2021

Gwaing River Mouth – Teenager missing:

Garth Dominy, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said:At 12h51, Tuesday, 30 March, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Gwaing River Mouth.NSRI rescue swimmers responded to the scene in our NSRI rescue vehicle ...

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LIFEGUARDS  | Published: 28 March 2021

Boat capsizes in the Tugela River Mouth:

Quentin Power, NSRI Ballito station commander, said:At approximately 07h30, Saturday, 27 Match, while conducting routine training exercises off-shore of Ballito, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated following reports of a vessel that capsized, with 4 local fishermen onboard, while exiting ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 March 2021

Boat capsized - STRUISBAAI. Paraglider accident - Hangberg:

STRUISBAAI:Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said:At 08h00, Saturday, 27 March, 2 fishermen, 1 from Hout Bay and 1 from Noordhoek, were fishing on the Vlakbank, about 5 nautical miles East of Struisbaai when a surprise wave stood up and ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 March 2021

Boat catches alight in Gordon's Bay

Alan Meiklejohn, NSRI Gordon's Bay station commander, said:At 13h16, Saturday, 27 March, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a fishing vessel on fire in Gordon's Bay harbour.NSRI Gordon's Bay crew, GB Med Sec ambulance services, CoCT ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 23 March 2021

NSRI: Man deceased at Strand Beach

NATIONAL SEA RESCUE INSTITUTE (NSRI) MEDIA RELEASE:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, 22 March 2021STATION 9, Gordons Bay - Man deceased at Strand BeachA 69 year old Somerset West man is deceased following an incident at Strand Beach on Monday, 22 March, in ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 March 2021

Port Elizabeth duty crew respond to 2 incidents

Michael Wilson, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty coxswain, said:At 15h00, Sunday, 14 March, NSRI Port Elizabeth was placed on alert to prepare for a pending patient evacuation operation expected to take place mid evening.A local adult male fisherman, on a local ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 March 2021

Sunday, 14 March. Surfskier rescued. Hobie Cat assisted

SIMON'S TOWN:Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said:At 18h08, Sunday, 14 March, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated following reports from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and from eye-witnesses of surfskiers appearing to be in difficulty off-shore ...

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