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...]
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...]
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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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...]
TNP’s CSI Projects in Cape Town
24 November, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Transnet National Ports Authority CE Tau Morwe and TNPA executives proved their commitment to the environment, communities and biophysical cosmos in Cape Town when they recently visited CSI projects in Cape Town. The first step of the tour took the TNPA team to Northlink College in Plattekloof where students attend a bridging course before pursuing marine-related studies at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). The team met with CEO of Northlink College, Leon Beach, senior … [Read more...]
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Skiboat Rescued from Crayfish Nets
13 July, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "On Tuesday 12 July at 19h19 our NSRI Simonstown volunteer duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the ski-boat Cascade reported by her skipper to have her motors tangled in crayfish nets, 4 nautical miles South of Cape Point, with 6 crew onboard and in calm seas. "Our NSRI Simonstown volunteer duty crew launched our deep sea rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III and our NSRI rescue vehicle was dispatched to … [Read more...]
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Teenager Missing Presumed Drowned
27 April, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said; "On 27 April at 05h30 NSRI Simonstown volunteers and emergency services were activated following reports of a teenager fallen into the sea at Kalk Bay harbor and disappeared. Metro EMS, the SA Police Service , Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, CMR (Cape Medical Response) paramedics and NSRI Simonstown volunteers responded to the scene and our sea rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III and Eddie Beaumont II was launched and a search … [Read more...]
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Simonstown Fishermen Assisted
19 April, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said, "On 18 April at 14h50 NSRI Simonstown volunteers were activated following eye-witness reports of a ski-boat shooting off red distress flares 1 nautical mile off-shore of Millers Point, Murdoch Valley, near Simonstown. We launched our sea rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III and on arrival on-scene found 3 Crayfish Quota fishermen aboard their 18 foot ski-boat who had run out of fuel returning from Kalk Bay (where they had dropped off … [Read more...]
City upgrades water main in Simon’s Town Main Road
16 April, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The City of Cape Town's Water and Sanitation Department has begun the first phase of upgrading the water main (pipe) in Simon's Town Main Road as part of its pipe replacement programme. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]This is the preparatory stage of a further infrastructural upgrade planned for the near future. The objective of the pipe replacement programme is to replace the deteriorating components of the City's water distribution network as determined through international … [Read more...]
Surf-skier assisted and Yacht In Danger of Running Aground
17 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Tuesday 16 March at 13h42 NSRI Simonstown were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a report of a surf-skier suspected to be in difficulty off-shore of Simonstown (between Simonstown harbour and Seaforth Restaurant). [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]Eye-witnesses were observing the surf-skier who appeared to be in difficulty approximately half a mile off-shore in gusting 30 knot South Easterly winds. The surf-skier was first observed lying down on his surf-ski … [Read more...]
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Simonstown Yachtsman Dies at Sea
14 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander said: "On Saturday 13 March at 19h24 NSRI Simonstown were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports from an eye-witness of an unmanned yacht motoring around in circles just outside of the Simonstown harbour. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]"The eye-witness claimed he had seen a sailor at the helm of the yacht as it headed in the direction of Simonstown harbour but that the yacht now appeared to be unmanned and … [Read more...]
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Police Dog Unit finds missing church minister
21 November, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On 21 November 2009, Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander said: "At 07h30 NSRI Simonstown were requested to launch our rescue craft by the SA Police Services to search along the shoreline for a missing 74 year old Church Minister, from Kwa-Zulu Natal, who had been reported missing yesterday late afternoon after failing to return from an afternoon walk along the coast. "Mr. Simon Gasa, on a church group prayer weekend in Simonstown, was reported to be a known diabetic and fears … [Read more...]
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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
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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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Commercial Fishermen Abandon Their Sinking Boat
12 July, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander said: "ON 11 July at 13h51 the NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated following reports of a commercial fishing ski-boat sinking off-shore of Buffels Bay, Cape Point with 4 men on-board. We launched our NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III and dispatched our NSRI rescue vehicle to the scene. [ad#Google Adsense 234x60]On arrival on-scene it was confirmed that all 4 occupants of the semi-submerged 16 foot commercial fishing ski-boat … [Read more...]
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