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Knysna: Charter Vessel Assisted

Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 14h40, Monday, 4 March, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following reports of a Lagoon charter vessel in distress in the Knysna Heads with mechanical engine failure.

The NSRI Knysna rescue craft JayTee IV was launched while SA National Parks (SANParks) rangers responded in their SANParks vessel and NSRI Knysna crew responded to the shoreline.

On arrival on the scene the casualty vessel was found to have gently drifted onto the rocks on the Eastern Head.

With help from members of the public the two passengers and two crew had managed to disembark from the vessel onto the shoreline.

Two NSRI rescue swimmers were deployed into the water from our rescue craft – they swam to the shoreline and medically assessed the casualties.

No injuries were sustained, the 2 passengers and crew were walked back to our NSRI station 12 rescue base where they were further assisted.

A private local ski-boat was able to get a towline onto the vessel and they towed the vessel off the rocks into deeper water and the casualty craft was towed back to Leisure Isle harbour without incident.

The 2 passenger casualties that were assisted were a male and female, both tourists visiting from the USA (United States of America), holidaying in Knysna.

The swift response and the assistance of the private boat is commended.

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