At 16h00 on Tuesday 27 December, NSRI Richards Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports from a harbour tug boat that a Hobie Cat with 2 people onboard had capsized at Buoy 12 in the Port of Richards Bay in the shipping lane.
NSRI Richards Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched the sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF ROUND TABLE and on arrival on-scene found a husband and wife, from Johannesburg, both regular visitors to Richards Bay, struggling to right their Hobie Cat sailing craft which had capsized.
“NSRI assisted them to right their craft and offered to tow them to the small boat harbour but they were happy to sail themselves to the small boat harbour,” said Dorian Robertson, NSRI Richards Bay station commander.
While NSRI were returning to base it was noticed that the two had capsized again and NSRI returned to the scene and de-rigged their sails, righted their craft, and towed them to the small boat harbour where they required no further assistance.
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