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Sea Rescue 26/11/2010 Emergency phone numbers

The biggest challenge facing a successful response to a sea rescue emergency is any delay caused in SEA RESCUE AUTHORITIES receiving the call for help.

A delay of only a few seconds in the activation of sea rescue resources in any sea rescue emergency could determine the difference between life and death.

The NSRI are urging members of the public living along the coast or living in coastal towns and cities, and holiday makers visiting the coast, this summer, to save their nearest sea rescue emergency phone number handy.

Attached is a map and colour coded list of the sea rescue emergency phone numbers that cover the South African coastline.

Sea Rescue (Saldanha Bay):              022-7141726

Sea Rescue (Cape Town):                  021-4493500

Sea Rescue (Mossel Bay):                 044-6046271

Sea Rescue (Port Elizabeth):             041-5071911

Sea Rescue (East London):                043-7002100

Sea Rescue (Durban):                        031-3618567

Sea Rescue (Richards Bay):               035-7531991 or 035-9053401 or 035-9043444

By phoning the sea rescue emergency number to report a sea rescue emergency means that all of the rescue resources responsible for handling a sea rescue emergency are immediately activated.

NSRI rescue stations are also found on 3 inland Dams.

NSRI Vaal Dam – 0836265128

NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam – 0829905961

NSRI – Germiston (Victoria Lake) – 0824416989

When you phone to report a sea rescue emergency – give your contact number and name, the exact location of the emergency, the nature of the emergency and please stay near to your phone and expect the responding sea rescue authorities to call you back to obtain clearer information and clarity of the unfolding emergency.

For further information on sea rescue go to www.nsri.org.za

 -ENDS-

Released by:

Craig Lambinon

NSRI Communications

0823803800

Communications@searescue.org.za

This article applies to: Middle, Rontree 1, Rontree 2, Glen, Bakoven, Village, Clifton, NSRI