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At 09h30, Monday, 25th November, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers launched from the Port Elizabeth NSRI station aboard two NSRI Port Elizabeth sea rescue craft, JLT Rescuer and Spirit of Surfski 4, following eye-witness reports from the crew of a charter boat of a Humpback whale entangled in fishing rope lines off-shore East of Port Elizabeth's Port in Algoa Bay. On arrival on the scene the charter boat crew were commended for remaining with the whale until SAWDN and NSRI arrived and the charter boat was released to continue on their way. The whale, despite having …

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Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At 15h10, Tuesday, 22nd October, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft JLT Rescuer, accompanied by an EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic, to rendezvous with a fishing trawler off-shore of the Port of Port Elizabeth and patient evacuate a 46 year old crewman suffering an injury from an earlier fall onboard and requiring evacuation to hospital. NSRI Port Elizabeth had been activated earlier by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following the request for the medical assistance and informed of …

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Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At 10h11, Thursday, 10th October, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Swartkops River Mouth, Port Elizabeth. 3 local male teenagers were reported to be swimming when they were caught in rip currents. 2 of the teenagers managed to get to shore and were not injured but one teenager, aged 17, disappeared under water. The sea rescue craft JLK Rescuer was launched and the sea rescue craft Spirit of Surfski 4 was towed to the scene and launched to join NMB (Nelson Mandela …

Teenager Missing in Swartkops SurfRead More

Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At approximately 04h30, Tuesday, 24th September, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized with 4 persons onboard approximately 5 nautical miles off-shore of Ngqura Port, Port Elizabeth. The sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft and JLK Rescuer were launched and following a brief search the upturned hull of a fishing ski-boat, with her 4 crew clinging onto the upturned hull of their boat, was located and all 4 crew, all male adults, were found to be safe and not injured and they were rescued …

Fishermen Rescued off of Nqura PortRead More

Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At 18h45, Saturday, 14th September, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Swartkops River Mouth. We launched the sea rescue craft JLK Rescuer to join the SA Police Services, Coastal Water Rescue, EC Government EMS and Bluewater Bay lifeguards searching for a local male 11 year old child suspected to have slipped into the water before being swept away by rip currents in an outgoing tide. Despite an extensive sea and shoreline search no sign of the child was …

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Justin Erasmus, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At 19h17, Thursday, 12 September, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated to patient evacuate a crewman suffering a medical complaint from an oil tanker heading towards Port Elizabeth. MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), a Government Health EMS duty doctor and Telkom Maritime Radio Services assisted in coordinating the patient evacuation. The sea rescue craft JLK rescuer was launched accompanied by an EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic. We rendezvoused with the oil tanker 4 nautical miles off-shore of …

Oil Tanker Crewman UpliftedRead More

On Tuesday morning, 10th September, the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were alerted by the East London ski-boaters of a 4 meter juvenile Humpback whale entangled in fishing rope 2 nautical miles off-shore of east London. A dive charter boat had located the whale and remained with the whale to mark its position pending the arrival of SAWDN. SAWDN volunteers, on an NSRI East London sea rescue craft, reached the scene and Marine scientists examining images of the whale confirmed the whale to be in poor health and unlikely to survive. SAWDN volunteers, using the SAWDN …

Juvenile Humpback Whale assisted in disentanglement operationRead More

Stephen Slade, NSRI Port Alfred deputy station commander, said: At 11h08, Friday, 16th August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports of a boat believed to have been broadsided by a wave in the Kowie River Mouth while it is believed the boat with 3 local males onboard was returning from sea and causing the 3 occupants to go overboard. Our sea rescue craft Rescue 11 Alpha was launched and our sea rescue vehicle, EC Government Health EMS, Gardmed ambulance services, Ndlambe Fire and Rescue Services, Ndlambe Disaster Risk Management officers and the SA Police Services …

2 deceased in tragic boating accidentRead More

On Monday evening, 12th August, NSRI were alerted to a whale beached at Kabeljous Beach near to Jeffreys Bay. The Marine Animal Stranding Network were alerted and Marine Scientists and Vets were alerted and activated. The 11 meter Humpback whale was found to be in a poor condition and suffering. Marine Animal Stranding Network authorities made the decision to humanely euthanise the whale and on Tuesday morning a police team carried out the humane operation to euthanise the whale under the guidance of marine scientists and vets on the scene. Kouga Municipality solid waste management …

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Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said: At 14h13, Sunday, 11th August, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a yacht dismasted off-shore of Aston Bay, 1.5 nautical miles South of our sea rescue station and 1 nautical mile off-shore, with 4 people onboard and the yacht under her own motor power but facing a head on wind to return to the Port of St Francis at St Francis Bay. NSRI Jeffreys Bay coast watchers were alerted and under observation the yacht appeared to be at threat of gradually drifting towards rocks or drifting ashore in …

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At 09h20, Wednesday, 07 August, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew, accompanied by our NSRI station doctor and EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedics launched aboard the sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft to rendezvous with a bulk carrier approaching Port Elizabeth with 4 Filipino crewmen onboard suffering injuries sustained reportedly when a wave broke over the vessel at sea off-shore of the vicinity of Port Edward on Tuesday. Suffering serious injuries efforts to get medical and rescue teams onto the ship commenced following a request for emergency medical assistance from the ship. The …

Four injured crewmen evacuated off shipRead More

Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At 05h53, Sunday, 04 August, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft to patient evacuate a 37 year old Filipino crewman suffering injuries from fall on a cargo carrier approaching Port Elizabeth and requiring evacuation of the sailor to hospital. We rendezvoused with the ship in Algoa Bay and NSRI rescue crew were transferred aboard and the patient, in a stable condition, was transferred onto our sea rescue craft and brought to shore and he has been taken to hospital by the ships agent for further …

Filipino Crew TransferredRead More

Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: At 06h43, Monday, 15th July, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew launched the sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft to rendezvous with a bulk carrier off-shore of the Port of Port Elizabeth to patient evacuate a 47 year old Filipino crewman suffering a laceration to his head. NSRI Port Elizabeth had been placed on alert on Sunday night to prepare for the patient evacuation and the patient was confirmed to be in a stable condition and not in any imminent danger and our NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) monitored progress during the …

Filipino Crewman Evacuated off Bulk CarrierRead More