Juan Pretorius, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said; "At 19h12 on 24 January 2012, NSRI Port Alfred volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of 2 SA National Park rangers, one a Marine ranger and one an intern, being swept out to sea aboard a small rubber-duck off Bird Island - where they are stationed. "It appears that the two men, SAN Parks Marine ranger Andre Boucher, 38, from Colchester, and SAN Parks intern Lonwbo Lamani, 27, from Colchester, may have been … [Read more...] about Narrow Escape for 2 Bird Island Marine Rangers
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Cape Receife to Bird Island
Recently I joined Rainer from Ocean Messengers on a flight over Cape Receife to Bird Island in a quest to see if we could spot the start of the Sardine Run in Algoa Bay. Rainer had spotted the sardine run off of the Tsitsikamma coast 3 weeks before and reckoned we could start seeing the sardine run here soon. Our flight took us out towards Cape St Francis and back along the Rij Banks towards Bird Island before swinging back home. Flying at an average of 900 feet above the ocean we … [Read more...] about Cape Receife to Bird Island
