SEA RESCUE – STRANDFONTEIN – Monday, 04th March, 2013. Boat capsizes, all safe:
Mario Fredericks, NSRI Strandfontein station commander, said:
"At 10h47, on Monday, 04th March, NSRI Strandfontein volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized off-shore of the Strandfontein Pavilion, on the False Bay Coast.
"Our NSRI Strandfontein volunteer sea rescue duty crew responded to prepare to launch our sea rescue craft and NSRI Strandfontein rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene.
"On arrival on-scene we found all 4 persons, from a trek fishing boat, which capsized in the surf line, were safely ashore. They had swum and waded ashore and were not injured.
"Their boat washed ashore.
"Our NSRI sea rescue craft was not launched as all 4 fishermen were safely ashore. They had all been wearing life-jackets.
"The 4 local trek fishermen were checked by our NSRI medics but were not injured and no further assistance was required."
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SEA RESCUE – PORT ELIZABETH – Monday, 04th March, 2013. 3 men rescued from drifting boat:
Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said:
"At 17h45, on Monday, 04th March, NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of a small 5.8 meter rigid inflatable boat adrift at sea, with 3 local men onboard, suspecting to be somewhere between Schoenmakerskop and Sardinia Bay, 15 nautical miles from the Port of Port Elizabeth, with motor failure.
"Our NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea rescue craft EIKOS RESCUER IV and on arrival on-scene, in fading light and 3 to 5 meter rough sea swells and a 15 knot wind, a search commenced with the hope of finding the drifting boat before nightfall.
"Aircraft coming in to land at Port Elizabeth Airport were requested to be on the lookout as the search area was in their flight path.
"At approximately 19h30 both our sea rescue crew aboard EIKOS RESCUER IV and an Airlink commercial aircraft (coming in to land) spotted the drifting boat simultaneously, 2 nautical miles off-shore, as night fell, and our sea rescue craft rendezvoused with the boat and all 3 men were found safe and not injured.
"In the rough sea conditions the 3 men, aged 36, 54 and 43, abandoned their boat and were transferred onto our sea rescue craft and brought to our sea rescue base arriving at 21h15.
"It is expected that their boat will wash ashore in the area.
"The men were released requiring no further assistance."
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Released by:
Craig Lambinon
Sea Rescue Communications
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