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Marius Hayes, NSRI ASR (Airborne Sea Rescue) station commander, said:

An Airborne Sea Rescue operation was carried out late Saturday afternoon, 17th August, to airlift a 41 year old male crewman suffering a medical emergency off a research ship 20 nautical miles off shore of Hondeklipbaai, between Lamberts Bay and Kleinsee, on the West Coast

MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) in conjunction with the SA Air Force (SAAF) tasked an SAAF 22 Squadron Oryx helicopter with a SAAF flight team, NSRI airborne rescue swimmers and WC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic after an EMS duty doctor evaluated the patient by communications with the ship and it was deemed necessary to patient evacuate the man as soon as possible.

The SAAF 22 Squadron Oryx helicopter lifted off at Ysterplaat Air Force base at 17h00 and rendezvoused with the ship just before sunset.

The EMS rescue paramedic and an NSRI ASR rescue swimmer were lowered onto the ships deck.

The patient was medically assessed and then hoisted into the helicopter in a rescue basket and airlifted in the care of the EMS rescue paramedics directly to a Cape Town hospital in a serious but stable condition.

NSRI Port Nolloth, NSRI Lamberts Bay and NSRI Mykonos remained on alert throughout the helicopter rescue operation.

VHF Marine Radio Communications were assisted by Telkom Maritime Radio Services and Transnet National Ports Authority and MRCC remained on alert during the operation.

The operation was completed at 20h30.

https://www.nsri.org.za/2019/08/incidents-west-coast-vaal-dam-plettenberg-bay-langebaan-lagoon/?fbclid=IwAR0gpW1ibZglBffWOvTTM0D6W_yiU1naOGOk4I_cNwlFIJsS4bAVlYumrS4

61mech:
I believe they're mistaken.
The Y3 initially used the same type of recoil absorber for vehicle mounts. There used to be a pick of it somewhere.
The spade grips are Y3. GA-1 has wide grips. Also the 20mm barrel sleeve protrudes past the shock absorbers when the barrel is off.

May I invite you to join the group and make the same point here:
https://www./79284870944/?ref=bookmarks

It's one of the better SA defence groups on FB.

61mech:
Nice pic
Looks like a 40mm YGL.
Wish we had those back in the day !

Apparently, it's the GA-1 without a barrel according to the FB group where I got the pic.

jln115:
Wheels are to small and look out of proportion IMO

Here it is with bigger and proportional wheels.