Clifford Ireland, NSRI Durban station commander, said; "On Monday 25 July at approximately 19h00 NSRI Durban volunteers and the SA Air Force 15 Squadron (helicopter) were placed on high alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports from the 164 meter bulk tanker PHOENIX that they had broken their anchor and were drifting towards shore off-shore of Salt Rock, … [Read more...] about Ship Runs Aground off of Salt Rock Durban
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Trapped Whale off of St Francis Bay Believed to Have Freed Itself
At 07h04 on Sunday 10 July members of the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated following reports from a chokka fishing boat at sea of a small whale appearing to be entangled in a drogue parachute (a drogue parachute is normally used to slow down fishing trawlers, while fishing, by being placed in the water to drag behind the trawler) 11 nautical miles … [Read more...] about Trapped Whale off of St Francis Bay Believed to Have Freed Itself
Busy Week for NSRI as St Francis Bay Becomes an Island
On Wednesday (6 July) and Thursday evening (7 July) NSRI Jeffreys Bay volunteer duty crew were dispatched to search the shoreline following reports of red distress flares seen by eye-witnesses off-shore of Jeffreys Bay in the early evening on both occasions. An extensive search on both nights has revealed no sign of any persons or craft in any difficulty and there are no … [Read more...] about Busy Week for NSRI as St Francis Bay Becomes an Island
Rubber Duck Rescued off Port Edward
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 … [Read more...] about Rubber Duck Rescued off Port Edward
Communications Established With Missing Yacht
During mid afternoon on Saturday 25 June, 2011, NSRI East London were placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a "Pan Pan" (a request for assistance) from a male solo sailor aboard his yacht So Long reporting to be experiencing some mechanical problems in very rough sea conditions some 12 nautical miles off-shore in the vicinity of the Kei River Mouth, … [Read more...] about Communications Established With Missing Yacht
