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 craft Spirit of Safmarine III to go to the assistance of 4 local commercial fishermen aboard their ski-boat Smiley experiencing complete engine failure 3 nautical miles off-shore of Cape Point in 1 metre swell and a 15 to 20 knot South Easterly wind.
On arrival on-scene a tow-line was rigged and their boat was towed safely to Simonstown Harbour where they required no further assistance.
Kommetjie, 15 November 2009: At 16h16 NSRI Kommetjie launched their rescue craft FNB Wavescapes to go to the assistance of a kite-surfer in difficulty off-shore of Kommetjie in a 25 knot off-shore wind.
Andre Baas, NSRI Kommetjie duty coxswain, said that on arrival on-scene a local surfer was found assisting the kite-boarder but in the strong off-shore wind they were making no headway trying to get back to shore.
Andre said that on the arrival of the rescue craft, a quarter of a mile off-shore, the surfer abandoned his attempt to help and he paddled safely back to shore and the kite-boarder, Albert van Jaarsveld, 33, from Cape Town city, was taken aboard the NSRI rescue craft and his kite and board were recovered and he was brought safely to shore where he required no further assistance.
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