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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 November 2010

Port Elizabeth kept busy

Port Elizabeth – Wednesday, 24 November, 2010. Patient casualty evacuated at sea and two boats and their crews are rescued.At 04h41 Sea Rescue Port Elizabeth volunteers were called out after a request for medical assistance from the fishing vessel Desert ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 25 November 2010

Bot River rescue

Sea Rescue – Bot River – Thursday, 25 November, 2010. One survivor found and one man missing after boat capsizes on the Bot River Lagoon.At 06h20 this morning Hermanus volunteers were called out following a report to the Metro EMS ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 17 November 2010

UCT students rescued at Camps Bay

UCT students were rescued by alert bystanders in Camps Bay.Three University of Cape Town students, Marks Mhlafu, 19 of Butterfield, Bright Mahlangu, 21, of Mpumalanga and Stephen Mokhua, 19, of Bloemfontein, were swept out to sea at Camps Bay Beach.They ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 15 November 2010

Weekend operations

It was a busy weekend for the volunteer crews around the country. Three people were rescued by crews from Gordons Bay and Richards Bay, and Shelly Beach helped with a search for three people missing after a peddle boat capsized.On ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 October 2010

Rip current tragedy

Two men drowned at the Wolfgat Nature Reserve on the False Bay coast near Monwabisi beach, at noon yesterday. The spot, on a stretch of coast notorious for drownings, is well known for strong rip currents.The men were part of ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 October 2010

22 Squadron and SRHU mission 150 miles offshore

Follow-up: Sea Rescue – Cape Town Sunday, 24 October, 2010. Sea Rescue operation successful. Andre Beuste, NSRI Sea Rescue helicopter Unit (SRHU) station commander, said: The sea rescue operation (see press release below), to evacuate an ill Captain off his ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 18 October 2010

Trek Fishing Boat capsized

Sea Rescue – False Bay – Saturday, 16 October, 2010. Fisherman dies and two fellow fishermen rescued.Mario Fredericks, Sea Rescue Strandfontein station commander, said: “At 08h14 Sea Rescue Strandfontein and Sea Rescue Simonstown, the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services, the ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 14 October 2010

Sea-kayakers rescued whale watching.

Sea Rescue – Hermanus – Thursday, 14 October, 2010. 6 sea-kayakers rescued on whale watching paddle.Deon Langenhoven, Sea Rescue Hermanus duty coxswain, said: “At 14h41 Sea Rescue Hermanus volunteers and the Metro Ambulance and Rescue Services were activated following a ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 12 October 2010

Yacht rescued from Storm

Sea Rescue – East London – Tuesday, 12 October, 2010. Yacht rescued from Storm.Geoff McGreggor, Sea Rescue East London station commander said: “At 05h15 the Sea Rescue East London volunteer duty crew were activated following a request for urgent assistance ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 9 October 2010

Ship on Fire

NSRI Media Release:Follow-up 2: Friday, 08 October, 2010. Fire contained, NSRI released from the scene.Darius van Niekerk, Sea Rescue Mykonos station commander, said: “At 13h45 Sea Rescue Mykonos were released from the scene, 24 nautical miles East of Cape Columbine ...

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