Mark Thompson, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said; "At 18h20 NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew and Metro EMS were activated following eye-witness reports of a male suspected of being swept out to sea at Clifton 1st Beach. "Clifton Surf lifeguards were dispatched to the scene and they launched their surf rescue rubber-duck and our NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF ROTARY TABLE BAY, and a Metro EMS rescue squad, the Metro EMS Skymed … [Read more...]
Bakoven – Man Swept to Sea Escapes Eagle Eyed Watchers Gaze
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NSRI Urge Paddlers to Exercise Caution Following Incident
27 May, 2010 By Leave a Comment
NSRI Table Bay, NSRI Bakoven, the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services and the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter were activated on Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 at 17h45 following an eye-witness report of a paddler in difficulty off-shore of the Mouille Point Lighthouse. A Johannesburg man's surf-ski had broken in half after being hit by a wave about 500 metres off-shore and three fellow paddlers were assisting him to get ashore by paddling for the shoreline with the casualty hanging onto the back of … [Read more...]
Yacht in Difficulty off Atlantic Seaboard
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On Monday 1 March at 18h08 NSRI Kommetjie, NSRI Hout Bay, NSRI Bakoven and the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter were activated following reports of a small yacht being swept out to sea between Kommetjie and Hout Bay and appearing to be in difficulty in gusting 45 knot winds. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]During the search the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter located the yacht 5 nautical miles off-shore of Llandudno but they were under motor power and heading towards Port in Cape … [Read more...]
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NSRI Call for Sensible Behaviour on our Waters and Coast this Festive Season
11 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In two seperate incidents over the past week massive search and rescue operations have been carried out in Cape Town unnecessarily. As crowds begin to flock to the beaches and waterways and boaters and paddlers launch in larger than normal numbers the NSRI are appealing for sensible and responsible behaviour on our waters, inland and coastal. On Sunday night, 06th December, at 22h00, a massive search and rescue operation ensued after a vehicle was found parked after normal closing time at … [Read more...]
Man Drowns Near Bloubergstrand
6 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Camps Bay, 06th December, 2009: Mark Thompson, NSRI Bakoven station commander said: "At 20h17, on Saturday the 05th December, NSRI Bakoven were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Camps Bay beach. "NSRI Bakoven volunteers responded to the scene where a female, aged in her mid 20's, from Khayelitsha, was found on the beach suffering near drowning symptoms. The female had been rescued from the surf by an unidentified bystander. "Treatment was administered by paramedics … [Read more...]
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Busy Weekend for NSRI
16 November, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bakoven, 14 November 2009: A search was launched by NSRI Bakoven following eye-witness sightings of a red distress flare deployed off-shore of Clifton at 22h39 on Saturday night. An extensive sea search aboard NSRI Bakoven's rescue craft Spirit of Rotary - Table Bay revealed no sign of any persons or craft in distress and it appears that the red distress flare deployment was a hoax call with malicious intent. Simonstown, 15 November 2009: At 08h44 NSRI Simonstown launched their rescue … [Read more...]
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