Sarah Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said: Just after midnight, Saturday, 09th December, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew launched our sea rescue craft Spirit of St Francis II to rendezvous with the fishing vessel Santa Lara, 5 nautical miles from the Port of St Francis and 2 nautical miles off-shore. The ships Captain had reported to us that they were steaming towards St Francis Bay advising us that they had a crewman onboard suffering breathing difficulties. On our arrival … [Read more...] about PE Fisherman Rescued
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One Dead and Eight missing as Chokka fishing vessel capsizes
At 03h30, Sunday, 16th July, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated by MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) following reports of red distress flares reported by Chokka fishing vessels at sea off-shore of Thyspoint. The Chokka fishing vessel Silver Eagle had witnessed the red distress flares at around 03h00 and raised the alarm calling Telkom Maritime Radio Services and MRCC. An EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon had then also been intercepted by MRCC and … [Read more...] about One Dead and Eight missing as Chokka fishing vessel capsizes
Paddler rescued in Gale Force Winds
Rieghard Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said: At 10h45, Saturday, 24th December, we were alerted following reports that a paddler may be missing during a paddle between St Francis Bay and Jeffreys Bay. Family reportedly had visuals on one of the two paddlers but the second paddler was nowhere to be seen and they raised the alarm. We dispatched our sea rescue Quad bike, the sea rescue craft Eddie Beaumont II and Project Rescuer. One of our sea rescue crew, a … [Read more...] about Paddler rescued in Gale Force Winds
Coastal Shark Alert
A whale carcass is believed to have brought an increased shark presence to the Eastern Cape coastline between Oyster Bay and Jeffreys Bay and the NSRI are urging the public to be cautious due to an apparent increased shark presence along the Eastern Cape coastline. A whale carcass that washed up on Anne Avenue Beach on the St Francis Bay coastline (originally found floating off-shore of Jeffreys Bay on Wednesday afternoon 26 October) is believed to have caused a larger than normal shark … [Read more...] about Coastal Shark Alert
Flare sparked St Francis Bay fire
A flare is believed to have been used to start the fire in St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, the NSRI said on Monday. It appeared that the flare landed in a patch of bush near Sea Vista on Saturday, National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Paul Hurley said. The NSRI was helping with the firefighting effort. "The fire is currently limited to small areas. The situation is better than yesterday," Hurley said. Scores of firefighters had been deployed to the area and a helicopter was being … [Read more...] about Flare sparked St Francis Bay fire
