Tom Coetzee, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said; "At 07h12 on Saturday 11 February, NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a small rubber-duck found washed up on Noordhoek beach near to the Kakapo shipwreck, near Kommetjie. "Our NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew dispatched our sea rescue vehicle and our sea rescue quad bike to investigate and on arrival on-scene a rubber-duck was found which appeared to be washed up on the … [Read more...]
Yacht Rescue, Hout Bay – Clarifications
24 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 17 January, 2012 article "USA Yacht Akuido Rescued" needs some clarifications. First, the name of my sail boat is not Akuido and my surname is not Loana. Second, my boat never came closer than half a nautical mile (.9 kilometer) of Vulcan Rock. Her course at the time I asked for assistance would have taken me clear of the rock by about 3/4 of a nautical mile (1.4 kilometers) west of the same. Third, while it may have appeared I had absolutely no control over my boat's direction of … [Read more...]
USA Yacht Akuido Rescued
17 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said; "At 18h55 on Monday 16 January, NSRI Hout Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for assistance from the San Diego, USA, solo yachtsman Bob Loana, aboard his yacht AKUIDO. Loana reported that his yacht had sustained a split mainsail, his yacht's engine was not coping and doing nothing against the angry sea conditions and that his yacht was being blown sideways whilst … [Read more...]
Stand Up Paddler Rescues Two Hout Bay Children
7 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NSRI Hout Bay volunteers, Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services and the SA Police Force responded, at 12h28 on Saturday 7 January, to Hout Bay Main Beach following reports of two children in difficulties in the water. On arrival on-scene a 9 year old male child was treated for near drowning symptoms and hypothermia and a Metro EMS ambulance was summoned. The children, both males, a 9 year old and a 7 year old, both from Imizamo Yethu, had been rescued from the water by a local stand-up paddle … [Read more...]
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Kommetjie Crayfishing 4 Rescued
14 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At 13H37 on 13 December the NSRI were alerted by eye-witness reports to orange distress smoke flares being set off by at the location of a small boat 1 kilometer off-shore of Long Beach, Kommetjie. Volunteer rescuers from NSRI Kommetjie, NSRI Simonstown responded and an NSRI Hout Bay sea rescue craft ALBIE MATTHEWS was launched. CMR (Cape Medical Response) ambulance service was activated and the ER24 Discovery Medicopter was placed on high alert. A Metro EMS ambulance responded to the Hout … [Read more...]
Hout Bay Nauticat Duiker Island Scare
10 October, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At 13h11 on Sunday 9 October NSRI Hout Bay were activated following a Mayday distress call from the charter (seal watching) boat NAUTICAT, with 42 passengers and 4 crew onboard, reporting to have hit a rock in the water at Duiker Island, Hout Bay. NSRI Hout Bay sea rescue craft ALBIE MATTHEWS was in the water near to the scene conducting routine exercises at the time and arrived on-scene within minutes of the Mayday distress call and it was immediately determined that all 42 passengers and 4 … [Read more...]
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Yacht Safely Towed to Hout Bay
10 October, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At 16h53 on Saturday 8 October, NSRI Hout Bay volunteers launched their two sea rescue craft ALBIE MATTHEWS and NEDBANK RESCUER to assist a Saldanha Bay registered 23 foot yacht suffering from her motor coming loose off the back of the yacht. The yacht was towed to safe moorings in Hout Bay harbour. Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said that fortunately for the local solo sailor the motor was tethered to the yacht by a chain when it broke off the back transom so he saved the motor. … [Read more...]
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Bright Start receives Minibus from SA Taxi
14 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bright Start is celebrating a major gift. After nearly three years since its establishment in 2008, they have received a minibus that was donated by SA Taxi, a participant in vehicle financing in South Africa whose primary role is to enable affordable, safe public transport to approximately 19 million taxi commuters on a daily basis. Bright Start, an education support programme in Hout Bay that places disadvantaged children from the community into fee paying schools, will use the minibus for … [Read more...]
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2 Fishing Boats Assisted – Hout Bay and Kommetjie
8 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said; "At 01h51 on Thursday 8 September 2011 our NSRI Kommetjie volunteer duty crew were activated following reports of 3 men on the snoek fishing boat SLOW BAS reporting to have a snapped throttle cable of their boat and unable to get ashore in rough seas somewhere off-shore of Kommetjie. "Our NSRI Kommetjie volunteer duty crew launched our sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF WINELANDS and a search commenced but no sign of the boat could be found (they … [Read more...]
NSRI Assist Long Liner With Rope Fouled Propellors
6 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said; "At 15h48 on Monday 5 September NSRI Hout Bay and NSRI Table Bay sea rescue stations were placed on alert following a request for assistance from the 18.5 meter Long Line Fishing Trawler HERMAN S reporting to be approximately 40 nautical miles off-shore of Cape Town with 20 crew onboard and rope fouled around her propellors and the crew were unable to get the rope free from the propellors. "Unable to continue fishing because of the rope … [Read more...]
Wave Swept Missing Hout Bay Child off of Rocks
14 August, 2011 By 1 Comment
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said; "At 15h00 on Saturday, 13 August 2011 our NSRI Hout Bay volunteer duty crew were activated following reports made to Hout Bay Police of an 11 year old male child missing after being swept away in the surf at Karbonkelberg, in the vicinity of Duiker Island, after being swept off a rock at the shores edge. "According to reports a group of approximately 11 youths, locals from nearby Hout Bay Heights, had reportedly been on an outing picking … [Read more...]
Hout Bay Yacht Rescue Tow
5 April, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: "NSRI Hout Bay were activated on Saturday 3 April at 17h18 following a request for assistance from the local yacht Roly Poly reporting engine and electric failure outside the harbour entrance and requiring a tow into the harbour. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]"Owner and skipper Nigel Allsop and his 3 crewmen, one of whom is trainee NSRI Hout Bay volunteer Amri Liebenberg, had put the yacht to anchor just outside of the harbour entrance … [Read more...]
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Hout Bay Plane Crash?
3 April, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Friday 2 April at approximately 14h55 the NSRI were informed by a local newspaper that they had received a report of a small aeroplane crashed into the sea in Hout Bay. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]On investigation it was determined that a Micro-Light aircraft had gone into the surf near Dunes Restaurant but the pilot had been rescued by an unidentified rubber-duck and the Micro-Light had been recovered by bystanders and no further assistance was required. The pilot, who was not … [Read more...]
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Hout Bay Harbour Cable Theft Hampers Yacht Rescue
23 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: "On Monday 22 March at 18h28 NSRI Hout Bay were activated to go to the assistance of the 45 foot sailing yacht Piri Reis reporting to have total electronic failure off-shore of Mauri Bay (near Llandudno) with local Hout Bay skipper Sam Leggat and one female crew and struggling in the gusting to 50 knot South Easterly winds. "NSRI Hout Bay launched our rescue craft MTU Nadine Gordimer and on arrival on-scene, 6 nautical miles off the coast, … [Read more...]
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Surf-skier assisted and Yacht In Danger of Running Aground
17 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Tuesday 16 March at 13h42 NSRI Simonstown were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a report of a surf-skier suspected to be in difficulty off-shore of Simonstown (between Simonstown harbour and Seaforth Restaurant). [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]Eye-witnesses were observing the surf-skier who appeared to be in difficulty approximately half a mile off-shore in gusting 30 knot South Easterly winds. The surf-skier was first observed lying down on his surf-ski … [Read more...]
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Busy Saturday 30th for NSRI
31 January, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At 18h06 NSRI Hout Bay, the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services, the SA Police Services and the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter were activated following reports of a man fallen from the main view point at Chapman's Peak Drive. Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said that on arrival on-scene it was determined that a man had allegedly fallen from the mountain and it is believed that his female partner, who was with him at the time, had attempted to go to his aid but it appears that she … [Read more...]
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