A distress call from a visitor from Gauteng resulted in NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew launching the sea rescue craft Spirit of Dawn yesterday (Monday) morning.

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Jean Pierre Thaumuller, NSRI Shelly Beach duty controller, said NSRI received a call from a woman from Gauteng reporting that her husband was in distress on a jet-ski which was sinking off Protea Banks, Shelly Beach.

The crew on the local charter vessel Blue Diamond spotted a red distress flare let off by the jet-skier and went to investigate.

The crew found the man in difficulty as his jet-ski had lost motor power.

Thy took the unharmed man onboard their vessel and the casualty jet-ski under tow.

He was transferred from Blue Diamond onto the sea rescue craft and NSRI took over the tow of the casualty jet-ski.

NSRI commended the skipper and crew of the Blue Diamond for their assistance.

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