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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Long Line Trawler Towed to Port
28 March, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: "On Saturday 27 MArch at 13h50 NSRI Hout Bay were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority to launch to go to the assistance of the 60 foot Long Line fishing trawler Suleiman suffering one of her long line fishing ropes fouled around her propellers 35 nautical miles South West of Cape Point. [ad#Google Adsense 125x125 Blog Post]"We launched our rescue craft MTU Nadine Gordimer and on arrival on-scene a tow-line was rigged and we … [Read more...]
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Trawler Runs Aground
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Struisbaai, 06th December, 2009: Shane Kempen, NSRI Agulhas station commander said: "On the 01st December, this trawler, pictured below, ran aground at Struisbaai mini breakwater in the harbour after drifting onto the rocks while attempting to berth. "The harbour master requested the NSRI to respond to the scene at 16h17 and on arrival on-scene it was determined that all crew had managed to get off the Chokka fishing boat Stella and no lives were at risk and no one was injured and the NSRI … [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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Skipper of Fishing Trawler Bitten by Shark
2 March, 2009 By
Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: "On the 2nd of March at 13h20 NSRI Hout Bay were activated to respond to rendezvous with the fishing trawler Southwest Sea Hawk, reporting their skipper, Gabriel Fernandez, 40, from Bothasig in Cape Town, bitten by a shark on-board the trawler 30 nautical miles off-shore of Hout Bay while fishing. The Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services were activated and a Metro ambulance was dispatched to stand-by at NSRI Hout Bay's rescue base. It … [Read more...]
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