At 06h15 today NSRI Table Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of a fishing trawler reported to be running aground at Clifton on the Atlantic Seaboard of Cape Town. "On arrival on-scene our NSRI mobile units searched for the vessel from the shore-line in thick fog but the fog was too thick to see anything and only when we could hear the motors of the vessel did we get an indication that the incident was happening off … [Read more...]
Trawler runs aground on Clifton First Beach
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Damaged Chinese Yacht Assisted into Simonstown
30 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 10h52 on Sunday 29 April, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the 51 foot Chinese yacht O-Feeling with 5 male sailors onboard, all from Xiamen, China, 15 nautical miles South of Cape Point reporting to be limping towards Cape Town after suffering some structural damage during her voyage from South America and requiring assistance to get into Port. The yacht, originally reportedly heading to Cape Town from last Port of call … [Read more...]
Fisherman Fractures Facial Bones After Tow Rope Snaps
26 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "At 09h21 on Wednesday 25 April, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the fishing boat Nommer Sewe reporting a fisherman onboard suffering a serious head injury after being hit on the head by a rope, 12 nautical miles South of Simonstown. "The fishing boat Nommer Sewe was towing their fellow fishing boat Joanne towards Simonstown when the nylon tow-rope snapped and … [Read more...]
2 Day Search for 3 fishermen along the West Coast
21 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 19h00 on Thursday 19 April, NSRI Mykonos volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of 2 fishermen lost and adrift at sea after experiencing engine failure on their small fishing boat (crayfish bakkie) off Elands Bay after launching at 18h00. NSRI Mykonos volunteer sea rescue duty crew towed their sea rescue craft to Elands Bay which was launched and a search commenced and Police joined in the search. Cell-phone contact was … [Read more...]
Koel Bay Body Boarder Fatally Bitten by Shark
20 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 12h41 on Thursday 19 April, NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a man bitten by a shark at Dappat se Gat between Gordons Bay and Koel Bay (a popular surfing and body boarding spot) on the False Bay coast of Cape Town. NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched sea rescue craft, the SA Police Force, the Skymed rescue helicopter and WC Government Health: EMS responded to the scene. On arrival on-scene the body of a 20 year … [Read more...]
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Man missing, feared drowned off Bakoven
16 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bruce Davidson, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said; "At 13h59 on Monday 16 April, NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a man gone missing while swimming off rocks in the surf at Bantry Bay, Cape Town. "Our NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF ROTARY – TABLE BAY and The WC Government Health EMS and the SA Police Services responded. "On arrival on-scene a search commenced for a 32 year old man, … [Read more...]
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Body recovered in Simonstown harbour
12 April, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "At 08h58 on Wednesday 11 April, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a body found floating, entangled in rope, in the Simonstown harbour, in between two boats. "Our NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew and Police responded and the body of a 79 year old local man, who lives on his yacht in the harbour, was recovered from the water, near to his own boat, and confirmed deceased by … [Read more...]
Floating whale carcass mistaken for capsized boat
29 February, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 19h09 on 28 February NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of what appeared to be a large capsized boat seen floating about a nautical mile off-shore of Melkbos Point. NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched a sea rescue craft and responded to the scene but on arrival rescuers were met by the stench of a large, approximately 8 meter, decomposing whale carcass floating on its back with the underbelly giving the … [Read more...]
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Body Washed up on Noordhoek Beach
12 February, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Ex RNLI Deep Sea Rescue boat arrives in Cape Town
2 February, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sea Rescue yesterday took delivery of an ex-Royal National Lifeboat Institute ( RNLI) deep sea rescue boat that will replace the one lost in the Gordons Bay ship-yard fire. The 7th Brede brought to South Africa by NSRI was off-loaded at Cape Town harbour yesterday ( 01 February 2012). The 10 metre Brede Class lifeboat was brought from Tilbury docks in the United Kingdom to Cape Town harbour at no cost to NSRI because of the generous donations by all who helped with the project. The ex-RNLI … [Read more...]
Two Hobie-Cats assisted in two separate incidents
22 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "At 16h05 on Saturday 21 January, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a Hobie-Cat capsized and trapped in Kelp near rocks at Clovelly, near Fish Hoek. "Our NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft and responded and WC Government Health: EMS and Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services responded. "On arrival on-scene we found a Mr. Hartland, from Oranjezicht, had … [Read more...]
Body of Drowned Missing Man Found in Kommetjie
22 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Busy and Tragic Wednesday for Cape Town NSRI
19 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In three separate incidents on Wednesday, 18th January, 1 man was rescued and 2 men are missing and are presumed to have drowned. At 14h56 NSRI Bakoven and Clifton Surf Lifesaving were activated after a man was witnessed waving for help on rocks off-shore of Clifton Beach. It appears that the man, a construction worker working at a Clifton construction site, had gone for a swim to cool off but after reaching the rocks he may have decided that he had gone far enough and waved for help … [Read more...]
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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...]
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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Can You Help Identify Missing Macassar Beach Child?
11 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mario Fredericks, NSRI Strandfontein station commander, said; "At 12h03 on 11 January 2012, NSRI Strandfontein volunteer sea rescue duty crew, WC Government Health: EMS, the EMS Skymed helicopter and the SA Police Force were activated following reports from Law Enforcement of a male (age approximately between the ages of 11 and 13) believed to have gone missing in the surf at Macassar Beach while swimming. "Our NSRI volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft, the Skymed … [Read more...]
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