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UPGRADE for Hermanus
In anticipation of the arrival of its ORC, Station 17 (Hermanus) underwent an extensive upgrade. It was not without its challenges, says Cherelle Leong.
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T THE END of 2021 Station 17 (Hermanus) will take delivery of its new 14.8m deep-sea Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC). It will be the third in NSRI’s fleet and the first that is 100% South African-built. It’s been a long haul to get to this point – not only in terms of the fundraising and boat build, but also because the Hermanus base had to be 16 |
SEA RESCU E SU MME R 2021
demolished and rebuilt in its entirety. Like many NSRI bases in SA, Hermanus had humble beginnings: it started out as a boat shed before being converted into a more permanent structure. The building was more than 40 years old, and rebuilding the base to accommodate the much larger ORC presented a number of unique challenges.
