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Yacht Rescue, Hout Bay – Clarifications

24 January, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Charted from gps track log, S/V Armido

The 17 January, 2012 article "USA Yacht Akuido Rescued" needs some clarifications. First, the name of my sail boat is not Akuido and my surname is not Loana. Second, my boat never came closer than half a nautical mile (.9 kilometer) of Vulcan Rock. Her course at the time I asked for assistance would have taken me clear of the rock by about 3/4 of a nautical mile (1.4 kilometers) west of the same. Third, while it may have appeared I had absolutely no control over my boat's direction of … [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
Boulders Rescue 2011

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...]

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Stella Di Marie Yacht Rescue Underway

5 December, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Paula Leech, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said; "At 02h06 on Monday 5 December, NSRI Table Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by MRCC (The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) following an EPIRB (Emergency Positioning Indicating Rescue Beacon) activation 65 nautical miles off-shore of Cape Town. "The EPIRB activation was intercepted by the United States Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre who contacted the South African Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to activate an … [Read more...]

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Yacht Runs Aground in Paternoster

9 September, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Darius van Niekerk, NSRI Mykonos station commander, said; "At 07h37 on Thursday 8 September our NSRI Mykonos volunteer duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a yacht firing off red distress flares 200 meters off-shore of Paternoster and appearing to be in distress. "Our NSRI Mykonos volunteer duty crew responded towing our sea rescue craft (to be launched on-scene), a Police Port of Entry Security vessel launched at Saldanha Bay to respond to the scene, Metro EMS were … [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...]

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Valuable Lesson for Experienced Surf Skiers

15 August, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Mark Thompson, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said; "At 09h04 on Sunday 14 August 2011 our NSRI Bakoven volunteer duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of 2 surf-ski's, 1 double surf-ski with 2 men onboard and 1 single surf-ski with 1 man onboard, in difficulties about 100 meters off-shore of Camps Bay Beach. "It was immediately confirmed that an off-duty Clifton Surf Lifeguard, Greg Bertish, (Clifton Surf Lifesaving President), had witnessed the 3 men in trouble and had … [Read more...]

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Air Force 22 Squadron rescue operation successful

27 June, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Proud

In a follow up to this article: Helicopters Rescue Sailor With Fractured Ribs, Andre Beuster, NSRI Air Sea Rescue station commander, said: “Extra fuel was transported aboard the two Air Force 22 Squadron helicopters to complete the rescue operation to casualty evacuate a 23 year old Turkish sailor suffering fractured ribs after falling through gaps in a stairwell aboard the bulk carrier Proud just before midnight on Friday night (25th June). “The extra fuel was transferred in-flight … [Read more...]

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5 people rescued off foundering yacht

15 June, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Shane Kempen, NSRI Agulhas station commander, said: "At 23h42 on 14 January 2010, NSRI Agulhas were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to Quoin Point, between Agulhas and Gans Baai, following a request for urgent assistance from the 12 metre yacht Redfin with 5 people onboard, 2 females and 3 males, reporting a damaged rudder and the loss of their drogue (a drogue is deployed into the sea attached with rope to the vessel to slow down a vessels speed of drift) and … [Read more...]

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MRCC co-ordinates Medical Evacuation of 2 Crewmen

8 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Over the past few days the Maritime Rescue and Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) has been involved in evacuating crewmembers from two vessels. On Friday the 4th December at 15h49 the master of a vessel, which was only 18 nautical miles off Cape Town, contacted the MRCC requesting a medical evacuation for a crewmember with symptoms resembling a mild stroke. The vessel diverted to Cape Town port and the MRCC co-coordinated the evacuation with the Metro Rescue services and the ships agent to transfer … [Read more...]

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Fatal Drowning at Fish Hoek Beach

7 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A fatal drowning accident occurred at Fish Hoek beach on Sunday 6 December in the afternoon. Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said the NSRI Simonstown volunteer duty crew dispatched a rescue vehicle and the NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III to respond to the scene at 15h20 following confirmation from on-duty lifeguards at Fish Hoek beach that a man was missing in the surf in front of the Fish Hoek hobie-cat club. CMR (Cape Medical Response) paramedics, Metro … [Read more...]

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MRCC South Africa attends COSPAS-SARSAT meeting in Canada

6 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The international Cospas-Sarsat programme provides distress and location data to help Search and Rescue (SAR) authorities assist people in distress in the shortest time possible, which directly impacts on the survival rate of the person in distress at sea or on land. To discuss and achieve this objective, Cospas-Sarsat participants (of which South Africa is one) recently held a meeting in Canada. Under discussion were the operational issues of implementation, maintenance and co-ordination … [Read more...]

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Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre gears up for 2010

6 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) recently ran a planning exercise for Search and Rescue (SAR) at their Cape Town offices. The aim of the exercise was to test the operational readiness of the MRCC to respond to any emergency situations that may arise with the expected increased number of ships that are expected to be operating within our waters over the next year as part of the preparations and also accommodation for the 2010 soccer world cup. The exercise focused on a search … [Read more...]

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No sign of Rescued Dolphin – A Good Thing

6 December, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dophin Rescue

Struisbaai, 06th December, 2009: Shane Kempen, NSRI Agulhas station commander said: "NSRI Agulhas volunteers have continued to monitor the coastline since the rescue of a dolphin on the 3rd of December. "The dolphin was found beached at 'Die Las' near Struisbaai and local businessman Andre Mostert alerted the NSRI who responded. "Assisted by concerned members of the public the 2 metre dolphin was loaded into a Stokes Basket Stretcher and loaded onto our NSRI rescue craft I&J Rescuer … [Read more...]

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Milnerton Orca Rescue

21 October, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Milnerton, 20th October, 2009. At 14h20 following an eye-witness account to a radio station of a whale suspected to be beaching at Sunrise Beach, between Milnerton and Bloubergstrand, Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) officials were dispatched to investigate despite suspicions at first that the whale may be mistaken for two old wrecks that are often mistaken as a beached whale at the Spring Low Tide in the same vicinity. "On arrival on-scene MCM authorities confirmed that a 4.6 metre female … [Read more...]

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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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