Brian Kingston, NSRI Gordons Bay duty coxswain, said; "At 01h07 on Sunday 8 January, NSRI Gordons Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for assistance from the 32 foot yacht SABATEUR, sailing from Mossel Bay to Gordons Bay, with 5 crew onboard, 2 adult males and 3 adult children, who having reached Steenbras River Mouth, near Gordons Bay, were unable to progress any further due to the gusting up to 50 knot South, South … [Read more...]
2 men rescued after being swept out to sea
7 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Brian Kingston, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty coxswain, said; "At 11h40 on Saturday 7 January, NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of 2 men being swept out to sea on a small inflatable boat in a gusting up to 35 knot off-shore wind. "Our NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft JACK RILEY and SPIRIT OF SURFSKI and our NSRI rescue vehicle responded to the scene. "Metro EMS and the Metro EMS Skymed … [Read more...]
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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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Suspected Drowning was a Seizure
7 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 16h07 on Friday 6 January 2012, NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a suspected drowning in progress at Melkbosstrand Beach. It appears that a 19 year old male, from Atlantis, is reported to have suffered a seizure (epileptic seizure) while swimming. An unidentified man on a jet-ski and local lifeguards rescued the teenager from the water. On arrival on-scene NSRI medics commenced treatment on the semi-conscious male and he was brought … [Read more...]
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Darling Man Missing Presumed Drowned
5 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At 13h20 on Wednesday 4 January, NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports from Police on duty at the Silverstroomstrand beach of a drowning in progress at Silverstroomstrand, North of Melkbosstrand. NSRI Melkbosstrand dispatched sea rescue craft and a rescue vehicle, and Metro EMS, a Metro EMS rescue squad, the Metro EMS Skymed helicopter, a Police helicopter accompanied by a Police diver, and a Police Dive Unit responded to join local lifeguards who … [Read more...]
Chinese Lanterns Pose Unnecessary and Expensive Risks
4 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Bakoven – Man Swept to Sea Escapes Eagle Eyed Watchers Gaze
4 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mark Thompson, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said; "At 18h20 NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew and Metro EMS were activated following eye-witness reports of a male suspected of being swept out to sea at Clifton 1st Beach. "Clifton Surf lifeguards were dispatched to the scene and they launched their surf rescue rubber-duck and our NSRI Bakoven volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF ROTARY TABLE BAY, and a Metro EMS rescue squad, the Metro EMS Skymed … [Read more...]
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Blind Dog Rescued
1 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "At 13h37 on 2 January 2012, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request by Metro EMS control to investigate eye-witness reports of a dog suspected to be trapped on a cliff on the mountainside above Glencairn, near Simonstown. "An NSRI team were dispatched to investigate and on arrival on-scene found the dog about 30 meters up the mountain, perched on a cliff, appearing to be trapped on a barely … [Read more...]
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4 Rescued Off Koel Baai
1 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NSRI Gordon's Bay launched sea rescue craft to respond to Koel Bay following reports of multiple persons in distress in the water off Cool Bay. Metro EMS, a Metro EMS rescue squad and the Metro EMS Skymed helicopter responded. 3 females and a male were rescued by lifeguards. The Metro EMS Skymed helicopter landed at Koel Bay beach where paramedics attended to a female, 22, who was airlifted to hospital in a serious but stable condition suffering near drowning symptoms. A Metro EMS … [Read more...]
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Florida USA Yacht Towed into Cape Town
1 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Paula Leech, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said; "NSRI Table Bay sea rescue volunteer duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority at 08h34 on 31 December 2011, to assist the yacht VOYAGER whose prop shaft had seized. She had contacted Maritime Radio Services requesting a tow and reporting to be off-shore of Granger Bay. "NSRI Table Bay sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF VODACOM launched and on arrival on-scene a tow-line was rigged and the yacht was brought safely to a … [Read more...]
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Suspected Strand Drowning
1 January, 2012 By 1 Comment
At 14h56 on 31 January 2011, NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports from members of the public, who had flagged down a Metro EMS ambulance on Beach Road, Strand, claiming that a man was drowning in the sea. NSRI Gordon's Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched sea rescue craft and responded, a Metro EMS rescue squad, the SA Police Force and the Metro EMS Skymed helicopter responded while paramedics from … [Read more...]
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And Today’s Lesson is ……..
27 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
At 10h30 on 26 December 2011, NSRI Melkbosstrand were alerted to respond to Silverstroomstrand where lifeguards had happened upon a 5 year old girl, from Mannenberg, who had allegedly been involved in a near drowning accident at least an hour earlier in the day but whose parents had apparently not sought any help after managing to get the child out of the water. After the lifeguards noticed that the child was suffering breathing difficulties and on enquiring as to the possible causes they … [Read more...]
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Welsh Man Falls off Boulders
27 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On 26 December 2011, CMR (Cape Medical Response) paramedics responded to Boulders, near Simonstown, following reports of a man fallen from rocks. In a barely accessible area amongst steep rocks at Boulders Beach the man, 45 year old Allan Evans, from Merthyr Vale, Wales, was treated for a suspected fractured femur. Unable to remove the patient from the scene, due to the steep rocky terrain, the NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated and a floating stokes basket stretcher was used to swim … [Read more...]
Celebrations for Sea Rescue’s Annual Car Competition Winner
20 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Trevor Wishart of Durban was drawn as the lucky winner of TWO Mitsubishi Pajeros in Sea Rescues' annual car competition. The ten finalists, each of whom went home with a great prize, were invited to the Mitsubishi show rooms in Paarden Island for the lucky draw on 16 December, which was audited by Cecil Kilpin. At 16h00 the winner of the Sea Rescue Monthly Draw Competition, Dave Kilshaw of Vaal Marina, was presented with his R100 000 prize. For only R50 per month, next year you could … [Read more...]
Unsupervised Durbanville Child Lucky to be Alive
17 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Rhine Barnes, NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander, said; "At 16h20 on Friday 16 December, NSRI Melkbosstrand volunteer sea rescue duty crew, while on routine duty stand-by at our sea rescue station, were alerted by a group of children who came running towards our sea rescue station shouting that a child was drowning in the surf at the beach nearby to the boat launch site at Melkbosstrand Beach. "Our sea rescue duty crew, at the base, ran over to the scene nearby and Metro EMS, Cape Town Fire … [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...]
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