Their collective efforts ensured the rescue’s success, preventing what could have been a tragedy at sea.
A good reminder not to brave the ocean’s waves during this time of year, and if you do, have the NSRI’s nifty, and potentially life-saving, app at the ready.
Did you know that the Western Cape has a team of rescuers dedicated to freeing whales from being ensnared in fishing gear?
Dramatic footage surfaced recently of a Coastguard Rescue Team attempting to save a man from a stolen yacht, as wave after wave slammed into the stricken vessel. The story gets weirder from there.
Last Tuesday, a “possible human tragedy” was narrowly avoided when a pilot was found standing on a sinking plane.
Movies about becoming stranded on an island don’t always end well, but at least this story is one we can all smile about.
It looks this little pooch stayed afloat using some doggy style paddling, but luckily a boat came to his rescue before he swam with the fishes.
Intrigue and acclaim quickly turned to suspicion after authorities started to take a closer look at the story of Louis Jordan, supposedly rescued after 66 days at sea.
It seems someone may have got the bad acid. The NSRI was left more than a little bemused when they found a man using a somewhat alternative mode of sea travel.
Cape Town surfer, Brett Archibald, was rescued after floating in the Indonesian ocean for 27 hours. Archibald reportedly fell from a boat in the early hours of Wednesday morning and was rescued by a Sydney-owned private charter boat.