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NSRI Issues Shark Warning for the Garden Route This Holiday Weekend

28/4/2017

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According to TimesLive, the NSRI has issued a shark warning for the Garden Route, stretching from Nature's Valley and Mossel Bay (this area includes the river mouth and beaches on the Indian Ocean off of The Island) for this holiday weekend.  Please mind your toes and any other bits you value... 

Shark alert on the Garden Route for holiday weekend 
Dave Chambers | 28 April, 2017 16:41

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​Garden Route holidaymakers have been warned to beware of sharks over the long weekend.

The National Sea Rescue Institute said there had been a number of great white sightings in the Plettenberg Bay area on Friday.

The organisation urged caution between Nature’s Valley and Mossel Bay.

“The increase in shark inshore presence at this time of the year is part of the normal aggregation of these animals‚” said a statement.

“Sharks are aggregating in this area at this time‚ as they have done in previous years‚ to take advantage of naturally occurring prey like seals and fish close in shore.”

​The NSRI said most of Friday’s shark sightings were near the Robberg peninsula‚ which presented “a rare opportunity for sightseers to view shark activity”.
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The Latest Island Bridge Excitement...

28/4/2017

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Evidently, not everyone has read my handy-dandy guide to crossing the Island bridge....
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Here's an article from the Mossel Bay Advertiser:
PictureGroot-Brakrivier-polisie krap kop nadat ‘n motor van die houtbrug by die Eiland in die water geval het.
Polisie krap kop oor motor wat van brug ry

GROOT-BRARKRIVER NUUS - Groot-Brakrivier-polisie krap kop nadat ‘n motor van die houtbrug by die Eiland in die water geval het.
 
Volgens die polisiewoordvoerder, sersant Chantel Marais, het die Suzuki vermoedelik om ongeveer 02:00 die brug verlaat. “Die bestuurder van die motor is onbekend en kon nie op die toneel opgespoor word nie.”
 
Dit is ook onbekend of daar enige passasiers in die motor was.
 
Teen vanoggend, 08:30 was die motor steeds in die water. Die brug is steeds afgesper.
 
Mossel Bay Advertiser fotograaf, Dave van der Merwe het die toneel vanoggend om 04:00 besoek. Mosselbaai se Brand en Redding was ook op die toneel.
 
Volgens sersant Marais ondersoek die polisie ‘n saak van roekelose-en-nalatige bestuur. “Ons sal uit die aard van die saak ook die bestuurder van die motor opspoor.”

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Mossel Bay Advertiser fotograaf, Dave van der Merwe het die toneel vanoggend om 04:00 besoek.
 
ARTIKEL: LOUISE KARSTEN
FOTO'S: DAVE VAN DER MERWE
 
'Ons bring jou die nuutste Groot-Brakrivier, Tuinroete nuus'

09:31 (GMT+2), Thu, 27 April 2017
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Mossel Bay (including Great Brak) Tide Tables for Apr & May 2017

4/4/2017

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Both the April and May 2017 tide tables for Mossel Bay are online, courtesy of the SA Navy's Hydrographic Department.  

Very handy for planning those low tide beach walks - or coordinating a bit of boogie boarding with the incoming tide!  Print them out and stick them on the fridge or bulletin board for handy reference.  

Or view tides on your mobile phone at the Tides Near Me website or download their free app for Android or iOS.  I find it's super-handy - scroll to the right to see upcoming dates on the app.

Click here if you are looking for more recent (or older) tide tables and you'll be directed to all of the tide table-related posts on this website.
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