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...]
Busy and Tragic Wednesday for Cape Town NSRI
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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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NSRI Pluck Heart Attack Victim From Rough Seas
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Paula Leech, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said; "At 23h23 on 14 April, NSRI Table Bay volunteers were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for urgent medical assistance from the 212 meter container ship City of Hong Kong reporting a 44 year old Sri-Lankan crewman onboard suffering a suspected Myocardial Infarction (heart attack). Our NSRI Table Bay volunteer duty crew responded to our sea rescue base and a Metro EMS rescue paramedic high angle rescue … [Read more...]
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Fisherman Casualty Loses Four Fingers
14 June, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pat van Eyssen, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said: "At 10h48, on Saturday 12 June 2010, NSRI Table Bay were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to rendezvous with the Cape Town registered 80 metre fishing trawler Echalar to casualty evacuate a fisherman on-board reported to have partially amputated fingers on his right hand following an accident on-board (the injury is believed to have occurred in a winch). "The accident occurred 40 nautical miles off-shore of … [Read more...]
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Snoek Boat Found and Table Bay Yacht Assisted
2 May, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday 1 May at 19h05 NSRI Lamberts Bay and NSRI Mykonos were alerted to an overdue 26 foot snoek fishing boat, Snoekie, reported overdue from fishing and last seen approximately 5 nautical miles off-shore, 15 nautical miles North of Lamberts Bay at 14h30 in the afternoon with 11 crew on-board. Ron Selley, NSRI Lamberts Bay station commander, said local snoek fisherman launched 4 boats to begin a search and the Transnet National Ports Authority were informed. Darius van Niekerk, NSRI … [Read more...]
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NSRI – Who you gonna call?
17 January, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As the summer holidays come to an end, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has made a earnest plea for proper beach signage. "All along our beaches we see beautiful signage teaching children about whales and other local marine fauna and flora – but how many signs are there detailing EMERGENCY numbers." says Ian Wienburg, NSRI CEO. "When a child goes missing, when a boat capsizes, when a canoeist is in difficultly, when a tourist is caught in a rip current .....who does the public … [Read more...]
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Fishing trawler taking on water assisted
27 November, 2009 By Leave a Comment
At 07h13 NSRI Yzerfontein and NSRI Table Bay were alerted by the Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to 9 nautical miles West of Dassen Island following a distress call from the fishing trawler Tiger Reef reporting to be taking water with 13 crew on-board. NSRI Yzerfontein dispatched their rescue craft Rotary Onwards and NSRI Table Bay dispatched their rescue craft Spirit of Vodacom. A Titan/NSRI helicopter rescue team were placed on alert. Maritime Radio Services broadcast an all … [Read more...]
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Milnerton Kite-surfer Suffers Fatal Injuries
14 June, 2009 By
On 13th June 2009, Pat van Eyssen, NSRI Table Bay station commander said: "At 14h55 NSRI Table Bay were activated by Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of a kite-surfer injured on Milnerton's Lagoon Beach. NSRI Table Bay volunteers responded aboard our rescue craft Vodacom Rescuer and the SA Police Services, Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services and Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services responded. On arrival on-scene resuscitation efforts commenced on 38 year old Bradley … [Read more...]
Yacht towed into Table Bay Port
23 February, 2009 By
Pat van Eyssen, NSRI Table Bay station commander said: "At 19h40 on the 22nd of February 2009, NSRI Table Bay were activated by Transnet National Ports Authority to respond to assist the 33 foot yacht Relentless reported to be sheltering in Maori Bay, Robben Island, after taking a pounding by heavy winds while returning from Dassen Island to the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) with two couples on-board, all Capetonians. We launched our rescue craft Spirit of Vodacom to go to the assistance of … [Read more...]
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Table View Man and Rescuer Drown
26 January, 2009 By
At 15h02 on the 24th of January, while NSRI Table Bay's Spirit of Vodacom was returning from the Koeberg search area (See Article - Swiss National Rescued by NSRI) they were activated to respond to a reported drowning in progress at Bloubergstrand. Pat van Eyssen, NSRI Table Bay station commander, said that their rescue craft was at that time only minutes from the scene and on arrival it was determined, by on-scene SA Police Services patrol officers, that a 24 year old local man, from Table … [Read more...]
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