At 16h22 on Friday, 7 October, NSRI Durban prepared to launch their sea rescue craft, activated their sea rescue vehicle and activated local lifeguards near to Ballito following reports of a surf-skier in difficulty. Prior to NSRI arriving on-scene it was confirmed that lifeguards attended to the surf-skier who was safely ashore.<\/p>\n
At 08h30 on Saturday, 8 October) NSRI Durban launched their sea rescue craft MEGAN II\u00a0 following reports of a recreational dive boat taking water and sinking 2 nautical miles South of the Port of Durban. Wendy Serfontein, NSRI Durban duty controller, said that on arrival on-scene it was found that the boat, a rubber-duck, was only experiencing engine failure and was not sinking. The 5 men and one female, onboard the rubber-duck, were towed to Vetchies Beach and once safely ashore they required no further assistance.<\/p>\n
At 12h23 on Saturday, 7 October NSRI Durban prepared to launch their sea rescue craft following a request for assistance from a yacht run onto a sand bank in the Durban Port. Prior to arriving on-scene the yacht confirmed that they were free of the sand-bank and no further assistance was required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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