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Fishing trawler taking on water assisted
27 November, 2009 By Leave a Comment
At 07h13 NSRI Yzerfontein and NSRI Table Bay were alerted by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to 9 nautical miles West of Dassen Island following a distress call from the fishing trawler Tiger Reef reporting to be taking water with 13 crew on-board. NSRI Yzerfontein dispatched their rescue craft Rotary Onwards and NSRI Table Bay dispatched their rescue craft Spirit of Vodacom. A Titan/NSRI helicopter rescue team were placed on alert. Maritime Radio Services broadcast an all … [Read more...]
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Skipper of Fishing Trawler Bitten by Shark
2 March, 2009 By
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: "On the 2nd of March at 13h20 NSRI Hout Bay were activated to respond to rendezvous with the fishing trawler Southwest Sea Hawk, reporting their skipper, Gabriel Fernandez, 40, from Bothasig in Cape Town, bitten by a shark on-board the trawler 30 nautical miles off-shore of Hout Bay while fishing. The Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services were activated and a Metro ambulance was dispatched to stand-by at NSRI Hout Bay's rescue base. It … [Read more...]
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