Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: At 14h58, Sunday, 17 May, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following reports from ARCC (Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre) of a light aircraft landed on Long Beach, on the coastline North of Richards Bay, in an emergency landing.
Police and emergency services had been alerted by ARCC. NSRI Richards Bay crew, in our NSRI rescue vehicle and an NSRI crewman’s private vehicle, and Netcare 911 ambulance services, responded to asses, in an operation coordinated by ARCC.
It was reported, in communications with the pilot, that there appeared to be no injuries.
On arrival on the scene it was confirmed that the 3 occupants of the light aircraft, a local male pilot and 2 passengers, a male and a female, were not injured.
The pilot, suspecting that contaminated fuel may have contributed to the successful forced emergency landing, he had been transported by a bystander Good Samaritan to get fuel for the aircraft.
Tide times and the high water mark were assessed and the aircraft appeared to be in a safe zone, above the high water mark, on the beach.
On returning to the aircraft the pilot refuelled the aircraft and attempts were made to take off from the beach but in the soft sand and with night fall it was deemed safer to wait on low tide on Monday.
On Monday morning, in the attendance of Richards Bay Fire and Rescue Services and an NSRI Richards Bay crewman, at low tide, the light aircraft successfully took off from the beach and landed safely at Richards Bay Airport, without incident.
The cooperation of all services involved and the coordination of ARCC is commended.
Uluru Walker
A new teacher enters a classroom full of students.
The teacher stands at the front of the room and greets the students, \”Good morning, class.\”
None of the students say anything. One boy at the back of the classroom stands up, \”Good morning, teacher.\”
Puzzled, the teacher carries on. The following morning, the same thing happens. Day after day goes by, and it\’s the same routine.
One morning after greeting the class and the same student standing and greeting, the teacher has had enough, \”Why is it, that every time I walk in and greet the entire room, only you stand up and greet me?\”
In the most broken English, the boy replies, \”Because I are the only one here, what\’s name are Klass\”
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