Tom Coetzee, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said; "At 15h43 on Saturday 21 January, NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a man missing in the surf at Inner Komm, Kommetjie, near to the Kommetjie boat slip-way. "It appears that a 29 year old father was swimming with his 8 year old son when he got into difficulty and disappeared under water at around 11h30 this morning. "The child was not injured and two eye-witnesses had come to his aid on his … [Read more...]
Kommetjie residents just saved from smashing into rocks
13 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tom Coetzee, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said; "At 15h12 on Thursday 12 December, our NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of red distress flares being fired by the crew of a ski-boat off-shore of Scarborough. "Our NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft Spirit of Winelands and on arrival on-scene found the 6 meter ski-boat Goliath, with 4 crew onboard, 2 adult males estimated to be aged in their … [Read more...]
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Concern Over Defacing of Cape Town’s Natural Coastline
22 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The South African National Parks (SANParks) and the City of Cape Town are concerned about the growing trend of defacing and disfiguring the natural coastline by stacking rocks to form structures in Kommetjie beaches. This practice has been noted from the boardwalk at the end of Nerina Road and southwards to Slangkop Lighthouse. In a joint statement the City and SANParks appealed to members of the public to refrain from this practice as it produces a hazardous environment for beach … [Read more...]
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...]
5 Rescued After Boat Capsizes off Kommetjie
12 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tom Coetzee, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said; "At 11h42 on Sunday 11 December, NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a 5 meter ski-boat capsized at chimneys channel at the Kommetjie slipway with 5 people onboard, an adult and four children (all males). "It appears that their motor cut-out in the channel after they may have driven the boat through a kelp bed and a wave then capsized their boat. "Our NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew, the … [Read more...]
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Search for Scarborough paddle-skier
2 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At 17h00 on Thursday 1 December, NSRI Kommetjie volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a paddle-skier suspected to have been blown out to see and possibly knocked off his paddle-ski in the vicinity off-shore of Scarborough, near Kommetjie, and witnessed being blown off-shore towards Crayfish Factory (in the direction of Kommetjie). NSRI Kommetjie launched the sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF WINELANDS and activated the NSRI Kommetjie rescue vehicle to begin a … [Read more...]
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Boat Capsize off of Kommetjie
28 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tom Coetzee, NSRI Kommetjie acting station commander, said; "At 10h08 on Wednesday 28 September NSRI Kommetjie volunteer duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized at Boneyard, off-shore of Kommetjie, and reportedly 3 persons in the water. "Our NSRI volunteer duty crew launched our DISCOVERY rescue runner and on arrival on-scene it was found that all 3 adult males, all locals, aged in their late 20's and early 30's, had managed to get to shore without assistance and they … [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...]
Vehicle Plunges off Chapmans Peak
11 July, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander, said, "On Sunday 10 July at 16h17 our NSRI Kommetjie volunteer duty crew were activated following reports of a vehicle plunged off Chapmans Peak on the Noordhoek side of Chapmans Peak Drive. "Metro EMS, the SA Police Services, Law Enforcement, the Metro Red Cross AMS helicopter and Cape Town Traffic Services responded and after it became clear that the vehicle was lying far below the roadway on rocks and just 10 meters from the shores edge our … [Read more...]
New Coastal Conservancy in Cape Town
12 February, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Soetwater Resort, between Kommetjie and Scarborough on Cape Town's south peninsula, is an important historical camping site that represents the environmental challenge of finding a balance between conservation goals and community needs. The area represents some of the last remaining functioning coastal ecosystems in Cape Town and is of great long-term cultural importance. The resort itself, which is set amid "phenomenal coastal biodiversity" according to Gregg Oelofse, Head of Environmental … [Read more...]
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...]
Ski-boat, Cinnamon, Safe After Taking Water
8 August, 2009 By
Cape Point, 08th August, 2009: At 09h04 the NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated following a request for urgent assistance from the 17 foot Dolphin ski-boat Cinnamon reported to be taking water fast and at risk of capsizing, 300 metres off-shore of Buffels Bay, Cape Point, with owner and skipper Brent Miller and his crewman Ian Klopper on-board, in 2 metre swells and a 7 knot South Easterly wind. It was unknown what was causing their boat to fill with water. NSRI Simonstown launched … [Read more...]
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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...]
Kommetjie Mass Whale Beaching
31 May, 2009 By
On 30th May, 2009 Ian Klopper, NSRI Kommetjie station commander said: "At 07h32 NSRI Kommetjie were activated following eye-witness reports of two whales found beached and alive at Long Beach, Kommetjie. Marine and Coastal Management were alerted while our NSRI volunteers responded to the scene to investigate. On arrival on-scene our NSRI volunteers were met by approximately 7 False Killer Whales already beached and a large group of False Killer Whales in the process of beaching along Long … [Read more...]
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