NSRI assists boats in Mossel Bay and Hout Bay

Jaimie-faith Poonah
04 April 2015

The National Sea Rescue Institute Mossel Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports authority following a request from the SA Police Services reporting a boat beached, between the Klein Brak River mouth and the Great Brak River mouth, at Sowesia Beach.

NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said on arrival on scene they found four men on the boat had gone fishing, they reportedly hit something underwater which lead to the boat having a hole in it.

Lambinon said they were all safe, the boat was put onto a flat bedded trailer and taken to George to have it repaired.

Lambinon said shortly there after the NSRI Hout Bay duty crew responded to Hout Bay where a boat came ashore, also with four people, two males and two females.

Lambinon said the boats engine had died as they were entering the harbour. The NSRI assisted to tow their boat into the harbour. No further assistance was required.