National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) duty crew in Gqeberha were activated at 10:45 on Sunday following reports of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) efforts aboard a dive charter boat.
The initial reports came from Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) Port of Port Elizabeth Port Control.
CPR was being performed on an adult male on a dive charter boat that was heading towards the Port of Port Elizabeth, said the NSRI in a statement.
“At the time, the dive charter boat was in the vicinity of the outer Bell Buoy,” the statement read.
“The NSRI Gqeberha rescue craft, Rescue 6 Alpha [that was already on the water at our NSRI rescue station following a routine stand-by at the local Iron Man competition] was launched.”
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Eastern Cape Government Health EMS and Relay ambulance services were also alerted and mobilised after the distress call.
Upon reaching the scene, half a nautical mile from the entrance to the Port, NSRI rescue personnel…