While Oyster Bay crew assist may paddlers in trouble, this call-out was a little different to the norm.“He was lucky we found him under the conditions: there was bad mist and winds of 20-25 knots. Plus the coordinates we’d been ...
It’s always tempting to take the plunge when temperatures soar and you’re in the holiday spirit. And, while we wish you a wonderful time with family and friends this season, we also urge you to adopt a safety mindset when ...
Paul Makupula, 31, is a senior lifeguard with the Kouga Local Municipality and joined Station 37 (Jeffreys Bay) two years ago. He lives in JBay with his wife, who works as an admin officer at the municipality. Paul tells us ...
NSRI, Lifeguards and Kouga Municipality appeal for caution: Shark Alert Cape St Francis:NSRI, lifeguards and local authorities are appealing to the public to be cautious in the Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay coastline and the area coastline between ...
TABLE BAY:Marc de Vos, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said:At 12h35, Saturday, 31st October, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a 40 foot yacht whose skipper reported engine failure in Table Bay.The sea ...
PORT ALFRED:Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said:At 12h04, Saturday, 31st October, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports of a 7 meter pontoon boat on fire in the Kowie River Mouth.The sea rescue craft Lotto challenger ...
JEFFREYS BAY:Michael van den Bergh, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said:On Saturday morning, 31st October, off duty lifeguards who had just arrived at the lifeguard facility at Main Beach, Jeffreys Bay, to attend to routine maintenance of the lifeguard facility ...
PLETTENBERG BAY:Marc Rodgers, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said:At 08h35, Saturday, 24 October, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a female fallen near to The Gap on the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail.NSRI Plettenberg Bay crew ...
Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness deputy station commander, said:At 08h46, Friday, 23 October, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Herolds Bay.The sea rescue craft Oscars Rescue was towed to Herolds Bay by WC ...
NSRI are appealing to bathers, surfers and paddlers to be cautious on the Jeffrey's Bay coastline, but also the coastline between Tsitsikamma and Port Elizabeth after a whale carcass, appearing to the carcass of a Southern Right Whale has washed ...
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