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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 March 2020

Whale assisted in a disentanglement operation

At 08h13, Tuesday, 17 March, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated following reports from a fishing vessel of a whale entangled in fishing ropes South West of Dassen Island.NSRI Yzerfontein sea rescue craft Rotary Onwards was launched with four ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 March 2020

SAWDN - Yzerfontein and Oudekraal - 3 whales assisted in 3 disentanglement operations:

[video width='640' height='480' mp4='https://www.nsri.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WhatsApp-Video-2020-03-06-at-19.48.39.mp4'][/video]DASSEN ISLAND:At 10h40, Thursday, 05th March, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated to reports of a whale entangled off-shore of Dassen Island.SAWDN volunteers including additional crew from Cape Town and NSRI Melkbosstrand launched from Yzerfontein harbour ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 19 February 2020

SAWDN - Dassen Island - Whale assisted in disentanglement operation:

At 10h17, Tuesday, 18th February, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated to reports from fishermen of a whale entangled in fishing rope lines and floatation buoys in the vicinity of Dassen Island on the West Coast.An NSRI Yzerfontein ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 February 2020

SAWDN - Yzerfontein - Whales assisted in disentanglement operation:

At 07h26, Friday, 30th January, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated following reports from a fishing vessel of a whale entangled in fishing rope off-shore of Dassen Island.NSRI Yzerfontein sea rescue craft Rotary Onwards was launched to investigate and ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 25 January 2020

Struisbaai – Whale rescue:

Reinard Geldenhuys, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said:At 15h40, Friday, 24th January, NSRI Agulhas duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of what was believed to be a dolphin injured in Struisbaai harbour.Our duty crew responded and found what was later ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 20 January 2020

LAMBERTS BAY - Humpback whale assisted in disentanglement operation:

At 05h30, Wednesday, 15th January, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated following reports from fishermen to NSRI Lamberts Bay of a whale entangled in fishing rope lines in the vicinity off-shore of Lamberts Bay on the West Coast.SAWDN ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 14 January 2020

SAWDN - ST HELENA BAY - Monday, 13th January. Whale assisted in a disentanglement operation:

[video width='640' height='352' mp4='https://www.nsri.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/VID-20200114-WA0012.mp4'][/video] At 12h21, Sunday, 12th January, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers and NSRI Mykonos duty crew launched from both St Helena Bay and from NSRI Mykonos aboard two NSRI Mykonos sea rescue craft, Spirit of Surfski ...

Whale disentanglement
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 January 2020

SAWDN: Juvenile whale released in disentanglement operation - Dassen Island

A juvenile whale was released in a disentanglement operation North of Dassen Island on Friday 10th January, 2020. At 07h04, Friday, 10th January, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated to assist North of Dassen Island where a DEFF ...

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