Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; "At 14h10 on Sunday 25 March, NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a man missing after falling from a boat on the Sunday River near Port Elizabeth. "It appears that the boat had been executing a tight turn when a 34 year old Port Elizabeth man, Lesley Vermaak, had fallen out of the boat and disappeared under water. "Our NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew towed a sea … [Read more...] about Body Recovered in Sunday’s River After Tragic Boating Accident
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Korean Stroke Victim Rescued Off Port Elizabeth
Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; "At 17h18 on Friday 25 November, the NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for medical assistance from the 324 meter iron ore bulk carrier SINO CARRIER reporting a crewman onboard, a 55 year old Korean sailor, who had suffered a stroke at deep sea and required medical evacuation to hospital. "The ship, sailing from South America to China, had made its … [Read more...] about Korean Stroke Victim Rescued Off Port Elizabeth
PE NSRI in Emergency Flight
Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; At approximately 12h30 the SA Air Force (SAAF) 15 Squadron - Charlie Flight (Port Elizabeth) were tasked to casualty evacuate a 32 year old Indian crewman, aboard the French crude oil carrier BW Utah, suffering a suspected bleeding ulcer. NSRI Port Elizabeth dispatched two NSRI rescue swimmers and a Netcare 911 paramedic to accompany the SAAF flight aboard a SAAF 15 Squadron - Charlie Flight BK-117 helicopter which departed Port Elizabeth … [Read more...] about PE NSRI in Emergency Flight
Deckhand Casevac Off Cape Receife
Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: "On 11 January at 17h09 NSRI Port Elizabeth were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for urgent medical assistance from the 40 metre Premier Fishing Company (Cape Town) long line crayfish trawler Ibahy reporting a 40 year old male deckhand onboard, from Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, struck by a crayfish net anchor, 17 nautical miles South of Port Elizabeth. The ship's Captain had already altered course … [Read more...] about Deckhand Casevac Off Cape Receife
