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RESCUE  | Published: 12 August 2022

Boat capsizes in Shelly Beach

At 10h55, Wednesday, 10 August, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following reports of a ski-boat capsized in the surfline while launching through the surf at the Sonny Evans Small Craft Harbour, Shelly Beach, with 3 crew onboard, a ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 12 August 2022

Paddlers and a rowing boat assisted after winds pick up in Hout Bay

At 10h57, Sunday, 7 August, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following reports of paddlers on sea-kayaks in difficulty in the Bay of Hout Bay. ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 7 July 2022

Yzerfontein – Wednesday, 6 July. 4 rescued after boat capsizes. Sadly a bystander on the shore passed away during the incident:

NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated following a distress phone call from a lady reporting that she, her husband, her dad and her son were on a boat capsized 200 meters off-shore of Yzerfontein harbour and they were clinging onto ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 4 July 2022

SEA RESCUE – Incidents this past week:

At 11h06, Wednesday, 29 June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated to assist Eden 911 ambulance services, who were responding to a female who slipped an injured herself on the Half Collared Kingfisher Trail, 3 kilometres upstream from Ebb & ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 28 June 2022

Plettenberg Bay – Fatal shark incident

NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a shark incident involving a swimmer at Sanctuary Beach, on the Robberg side of Robberg 5, Plettenberg Bay. ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 19 July 2021

Jetskier assisted in Yzerfontein

Junre Marais, NSRI Yzerfontein duty commander, said:At 18h07, Sunday, 18 July, NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated following reports of a jetskier knocked off his jetski by a wave and appearing unable to get back onto his jetski off-shore of ...

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PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 19 July 2021

Female who slipped off rocks at Bakoven rescued by Good Samaritans:

David Rosenberg, NSRI Bakoven deputy station commander, said:At 14h19, Sunday, 18 July, NSRI Bakoven duty crew and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) water rescue network were activated following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Bakoven.Off-duty Clifton Lifesaving ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 11 July 2021

Durban – Airborne patient evacuation at sea

At 11h32, Sunday, 11 July, 2 NSRI Durban rescue swimmers, 2 Netcare 911 rescue paramedics and a SA Air Force (SAAF) ,15 Squadron, flight crew, departed Durban Air Force Base aboard a SAAF Oryx helicopter to rendezvous with an oil ...

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WATER SAFETY  | Published: 11 July 2021

Langebaan – 3 swimmers rescued

At 18h31, Saturday, 10 July, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports of 3 people being swept out into the lagoon from Calypso Beach, Langebaan.NSRI crew responded to our sea rescue base to prepare to launch sea rescue craft ...

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RESCUE  | Published: 10 July 2021

NSRI assist Police in a body recovery operation 

Travis Clack, NSRI Witbank station commander, said:At 16h15, Friday, 9 July, NSRI Witbank duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from Police K9 Search and Rescue who were searching a water holding area near to Clewer, West of ...

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