Simonstown NSRI rescues

Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said:

At 08h56 NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated following reports of a boat taking water off-shore of Cape Point.

The sea rescue craft Spirit of Safmarine III and Spirit of Surfski II were launched.

The 3 crew of the casualty boat reported to be bailing water and gently proceeding towards the Millers Point slip way but unsure if they would make it that far.

While responding to the scene Ski-boat Mobile reported that the casualty craft had come safely into Buffels Bay and they had arranged to get their trailer from Millers Point and they recovered their craft at Buffels Bay and they required no further assistance.

Then NSRI monitored the craft Angle Cat with steering failure 20 nautical miles off-shore of Cape Point but they reported that they had managed to sort out the problem and were continuing requiring no further assistance.

Ski-Boat Mobile continued to monitor them but no further assistance was required.

Then at 11h06 the yacht Mystic Rhythm with only the solo skipper onboard reported to have gear box failure in the vicinity of the Roman Rock Lighthouse and our sea rescue craft responded to assist her and took her under tow bringing her safely into Simonstown harbour where once safely berthed no further assistance was required.