At 23h55 on Friday 4 November NSRI Richard’s Bay volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated to assist the United Kingdom yacht ZEEBEDEE reporting to be 4 nautical miles off-shore of Richard’s Bay and requiring a tow into Port.
On arrival on-scene NSRI Richard’s Bay crew were surprised to learn that the yacht, with a Mr Marthienssen, from Edinburgh, Scotland, and his companion, Pauline Moretti, from New Zealand, had no motor. They are reportedly sailing the world with no motor and each port they reach they radio the local harbour authorities with a request to be towed into the harbour.
in a separate incident at 08h49 on Saturday 5 November, NSRI Richard’s Bay volunteer duty crew launched the sea rescue craft SPIRIT OF RICHARD’S BAY to rendezvous with the French yacht HAMATTAN 500 meters off-shore and 5 nautical miles North of Richard’s Bay. The yacht, suffering motor failure, required a safe tow into Port. Once on-scene a tow-line was rigged and she was towed to a berth at the Richard’s Bay Port.
