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26 May, 2012

Chinese Lanterns Pose Unnecessary and Expensive Risks

Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said; "At 20h21 on 3 January 2012, NSRI Hout Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of two red distress flares sighted in the vicinity off-shore of Llandudno. "Our NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew prepared to launch our sea rescue craft while sea rescue mobile units responded to Llandudno to investigate. "On investigating some eye-witnesses were certain that they had seen red distress flares off-shore … [Read more...]


Mickey Mouse Rescued

Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said; "At 13h47 on 29 November NSRI Hout Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a hang-glider plunged into the sea at Logies Bay, Llandudno (Between Camps Bay and Hout Bay). "Our NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft ALBIE MATTHEWS and responded while a Hout Bay volunteer EMS paramedic Mark Muller and an NSRI Hout Bay volunteer crewman Shaun Thomas responded to the scene by … [Read more...]


Yacht in Difficulty off Atlantic Seaboard

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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