On 11 August 2009 at 15h38 the NSRI Hout Bay duty crew and NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated following a report of 33 year old Cape Town surfer, Rynard Fourie, missing in the surf during big wave surfing taking place at the popular surf spot Dungeons, near to Hout Bay, in 7 metre swells. NSRI Hout Bay launched their rescue craft MTU Nadine Gordimer and Albie Matthews and NSRI Kommetjie launched their rescue craft Spirit of Rotary Winelands and the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter was … [Read more...]
High Winds Wreak Havoc in Cape Town
24 June, 2009 By
Bloubergstrand and Kommetjie - Bulk Carriers swept close to shore: On Tuesday afternoon at 13h50 NSRI Table Bay and NSRI Melkbosstrand were placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority after the bulk carrier Doce River dragged anchor and drifted close to shore, off Bloubergstrand, before getting her engines started and moving out to deeper waters and out of harms way. On Monday evening NSRI Kommetjie and NSRI Hout Bay were placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports … [Read more...]
Fishing Trawler Saved from Sinking
19 March, 2009 By
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: "On the 18th March 2009 at 16h24 NSRI Hout Bay, NSRI Kommetjie and NSRI Simonstown were activated following a distress VHF radio message, intercepted by Maritime Radio Services, from the 16 metre fishing trawler Amber Rose reporting to be taking water 20 nautical miles South of Cape Point with a crew of 12 on-board in 1.5 metre swells and a 20 knot South Easterly wind. NSRI Hout Bay launched MTU Nadine Gordimer and Albie Matthews and NSRI … [Read more...]
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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