Mick Banks, NSRI Port Edward station commander, said; On 8 July at 10h28 our NSRI Port Edward volunteer duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from 2 men on a 5.5 meter rubber-duck experiencing engine failure off-shore of the Port Edward Lighthouse.
“In rough 3 meter to 3.5 meter sea swells and a 10 to 15 knot South Westerly wind we launched our sea rescue craft Wild Coast Sun Rescuer immediately and on arrival on-scene a tow-line was established and the casualty boat and the two male occupants have been brought safely ashore where they required no further assistance.
“Both men, skipper Jan de klerk, 45, from Hammanskraal. Pretoria, and his crewman and friend Hannes Scholtz, 46, also from Hammanskraal, Pretoria. They are both farmers.”
