1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Now long weekends or a busy time, and this weekend 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: was a particularly nice one in terms of whether I 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: know that where I stay out in Blowberg Strand the 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: beach was pretty packed at times that I was driving past, 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: but it did it would depend on what time of 6 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: day you went. Someone who knows more than I about 7 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: what's been happening along our coastline is Craig Lambanon, spokesperson 8 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: for the NSRI. Morning. 9 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: Craig morning, thank you very much. 10 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time. I wonder if there was 11 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: anything stand out that you'd like to mention, How can 12 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: you phrase it? So sadly, we always want to know 13 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: if anything bad happened. Were there any incidents that you'd 14 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: like to highlight over this long weekend? 15 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 2: So sadly the weekend started off with a seventy year 16 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 2: old man who went listening at the Herald's day on Thursday. 17 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: Police are currently dealing with that case. And then yesterday 18 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: a fatality at Gnubi in East London. Also a sad 19 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: tragedy that a city old milehaircraft from Too Hannesburger's ground 20 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: at Gnubi. We also had an incident at Clifton yesterday 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: morning at second beach, a man taking a swim, an 22 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: early morning swim at about seven forty five. Around about there, 23 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: he got into difficulty. A good samaritan surfer, a female. 24 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: We haven't been able to identify her, but she launched 25 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: her surfboard and rescued the man, saving his life. So 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 2: huge commendations to her for her efforts. That's incredible, yes, Clifton, Yes. 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's incredible. I want to go back to the 28 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: missing man. You mentioned a missing seventy year old, so 29 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: he's not been found then as he so please are. 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 2: Dealing with that at the moment. I don't want to 31 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: get into too much detail, but obviously in that case, 32 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: with that family, the local family, and with the incident 33 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: at East London, our thoughts and care with the families 34 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 2: in this difficult time, especially at a time like this. 35 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: Not that any other time is any better or any worse, 36 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: but obviously to deal with a tragedy over a time 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: like this is always an incredibly sad affair. 38 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: No, that's completely true, that's completely true. Then we obviously 39 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: have one more day, and I was mentioning earlier schools 40 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: only resume on Wednesday, so actually we've got today and 41 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: tomorrow where I think we're still going to be seeing 42 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: high traffic around our coastal areas. Are there any hotspots 43 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: or particular warnings to look out for around certain beaches. 44 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 2: So we are still in the tail end of the 45 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: full moon springtime. Yeah, so you know you can expect 46 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: rift currents see currents to be stronger than normal. We 47 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,959 Speaker 2: always advise there are life gods on duty at a 48 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: lot of the beaches around the country. We do advice 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: if you're going to go swimming at a beach, swim 50 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: at a beach where the life gods are on duta 51 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,839 Speaker 2: obey their instructions. They're looking out for where the rift 52 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,679 Speaker 2: currents are forming and they put their any near effacs 53 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: away from that. But also we appeal we've had quite 54 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: a number of instance over the weekend so far with 55 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: boaters who have got themselves boaters, peddlers or sailors who 56 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: have got themselves into trouble, fortunately all of being intended 57 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 2: to successfully. But we always appeal to boat as, sailors 58 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: and paddlers download and use the NSS safetracks app on 59 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: your smartphone. We've seen that this weekend already again where 60 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: the push of a button on your phone tells us 61 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: where you are and you've got an emergency, and that's 62 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: where we come to. And we get to people a 63 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: lot quicker than what we used to when we ad 64 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: to search for people trying to determine where they had 65 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: launched and where they were intending to go to. Now 66 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: we have your exact position because of that NSS safe 67 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: Tracks app on your phone. 68 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: Weren't you be Greig, Why don't you say that's slower 69 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: for me? Is it the NSRI SafeTrack app? 70 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: Safe tracks ya? So it's TRX at the end. Safe 71 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: You can find it on our web page at www 72 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 2: dot sr dot org. DoD said, as you can download 73 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: it to your phone. You log in, tell us the 74 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 2: route that you're going on, but just simply punching it 75 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: in on your phone. We actually monitor the screen that 76 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: shows where all the boats are around the whole country 77 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: and it tells us immediately if you get into trouble, 78 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 2: you press a button, it tells us you're in trouble 79 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: and where you are. And that's made a massive difference 80 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: in our lives. 81 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: That's I didn't know about that. 82 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: That's sorry. 83 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: That's why I had to ask you to repeat. I 84 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: didn't know that that was the thing that's fantastic, and 85 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: then we. 86 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: Do get occasionally some people say, well, we're in a 87 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: group of people where one person has downloaded it, but 88 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: you know, once you are sea and the elements of 89 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: the weather get to you, you could be separated from 90 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: that person. So we encourage everybody to download and use that, 91 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: including the sailboarders, the cut surfers up a Blowberg way, 92 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 2: we encourage them to use it as well. Australia has 93 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: made a massive difference to us. And then if we 94 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: must just also add that, you know, we highly commend 95 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 2: the thousands of public members and corporations around South Africa 96 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 2: that continue to support NSRI making it available that our 97 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: volunteers can have these world class resources that we have 98 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 2: to respond to these easy emergencies in cooperation with all 99 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: of the other emergency services and police. A huge commendations 100 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: to the success that they've made NSRI into. 101 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: Fantastic. Well, thank you for that, Craig, and thank you 102 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: for the updates. I do hope that the following two 103 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: days today and tomorrow, as we lead up to the 104 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: school's reopening, I hope that it's quiet. I think from 105 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: the NSRI know News is good news and I hope 106 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: that it'll be as incident free as possible. Good luck 107 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: to you and your team. 108 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 2: Thank you, and we appeal to everybody to be safe 109 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: for the rest of twenty twenty. 110 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: Six, and I must echo that appeal. Craig Lambannon, spokesperson 111 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: for the NSRI, speaking to us. There just a bit 112 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: of an update after the long weekend, or as we're 113 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: still in the long weekend. We did have a couple 114 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: of incidents, which is not nice to hear. And as 115 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,679 Speaker 1: Craig says, no time is a good time, but especially 116 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: around a time where a lot of people celebrate Easter 117 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 1: or celebrate Passover.