NSRI Shelly Beach rescues seven lost divers
By Sasha Forbes
24 October 2008
Yesterday afternoon National Sea Rescue Institute Shelly Beach were activated following a report of seven divers who went missing 4 nautical miles off-shore at Southern Pinnacle, and 5 nautical miles from Shelly Beach. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the seven divers had reportedly lost sight of their dive boat.
Lambinon says that “the dive boat reported that they couldn’t find the divers anymore. A full scale search ensued, a rescue craft from Port Edward and from Shelly Beach NSRI base responded, fire and rescue craft responded as well as five private boats and a rescue helicopter from Durban’s Transnet Ports Authority.”
During the search the seven divers were found safe and they were all loaded onto one of the private boats and all brought back to NSRI Shelly Beach. Lambinon says “the divers were all checked and medically fine, except for the skipper who was taken to hospital suffering high blood pressure.”
Further than that it all ended well with the divers; despite them drifting in the sea they were all safe
24 October 2008
Yesterday afternoon National Sea Rescue Institute Shelly Beach were activated following a report of seven divers who went missing 4 nautical miles off-shore at Southern Pinnacle, and 5 nautical miles from Shelly Beach. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the seven divers had reportedly lost sight of their dive boat.
Lambinon says that “the dive boat reported that they couldn’t find the divers anymore. A full scale search ensued, a rescue craft from Port Edward and from Shelly Beach NSRI base responded, fire and rescue craft responded as well as five private boats and a rescue helicopter from Durban’s Transnet Ports Authority.”
During the search the seven divers were found safe and they were all loaded onto one of the private boats and all brought back to NSRI Shelly Beach. Lambinon says “the divers were all checked and medically fine, except for the skipper who was taken to hospital suffering high blood pressure.”
Further than that it all ended well with the divers; despite them drifting in the sea they were all safe
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