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Cathrine Prentis, NSRI East London station commander, said: At approximately 14h45, Sunday, 5 April, BCMM (Buffalo City Metroplitan Municipality) lifeguards, while on duty at Gonubie Beach, were alerted by a man running towards the lifeguards, raising the alarm, reporting a drowning accident almost a kilometer upstream on the Gonubie River. BCMM lifeguards responded while alerting …
Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 20h47, Wednesday, 1 April, NSRI Wilderness and NSRI Mossel Bay duty crews were activated following reports of a local fisherman reportedly swept off rocks by waves in the vicinity of Voelklip, Herolds Bay, while shoreline angling. NSRI rescue swimmers, from both NSRI rescue stations, responded. NSRI crew …
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) urges beachgoers to exercise caution during the full moon spring tide, which peaks on Thursday, 2 April 2026, as it will affect tidal conditions over the Easter weekend. This natural phenomenon occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth align during the full moon phase, amplifying the gravitational pull on …
The global surge in fuel prices, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, will have real consequences for all South Africans. For the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), it will place growing pressure on the organisation’s ability to train volunteer rescue crews and deliver lifesaving services. While the NSRI will continue to respond …
Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 10h40, Wednesday, 25 March, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Herolds Bay. NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene while NSRI Wilderness crew responded to the NSRI Herolds Bay station 23 satellite rescue base and dispatched emergency equipment. …
Devon Wild, NSRI St Helena Bay station commander, said: At 16h35, Sunday, 22 March, NSRI St Helena Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a man on a canoe appearing to be stranded on a small island approximately 1 kilometer offshore of Midwest, St Helena Bay. Our duty crew responded to our NSRI …
Etienne van Zyl, NSRI Durban station commander, said: On Monday, 16 March, NSRI Durban duty controllers were alerted by a ship’s agent to a bulk cargo motor vessel requesting a medical evacuation scheduled for approximately 05h30 on Wednesday morning of a 32 year old male, from the Philippines, suffering an Injury sustained onboard the vessel. …
Manie le Roux, NSRI Richards Bay deputy station commander, said: At 07h00, Sunday, 15 March, while NSRI had launched to provide logistics support to a group of jet-skiers we were activated when an NSRI trainee crew person noticed a swimmer in distress in the channel at Pelican Island. Our NSRI rescue craft JetRIB responded and …
Melinda Snyman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At 09h17, Monday, 9 March, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local charter fishing boat reporting motor mechanical failure. The vessel was limping on one motor with motor mechanical failure to her second motor. The skipper was attempting to …
Melinda Snyman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At 11h33, Saturday, 7 March, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following reports from iSimangaliso Park rangers of a drowning in progress at Cape Vidal. NSRI crew responded to our NSRI St Lucia station 40 rescue base to prepare an NSRI rescue craft to be dispatched. …
Robbie Gibson, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty coxswain, said: At 10h04, Sunday, 8 March, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) capsized in the Keurbooms River Mouth with 3 people onboard reported to be in the water. NSRI rescue swimmers responded to the scene while NSRI …
Etienne van Zyl, NSRI Durban station commander, said: At 12h20, Monday, 2 March, NSRI Durban duty crew were alerted to prepare for a medical evacuation of a 45 year old Chinese seafarer, reportedly injured in a fall down a stairwell, onboard a motor vessel bulk carrier, offshore of Durban, at the Durban Anchorage. NSRI Durban …
Condolences are conveyed to the family of a female toddler sadly deceased following a fatal drowning accident. At 14h50, Friday, 27 February, NSRI Witsand duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress approximately 20 kilometers upstream from the Breede River Mouth. NSRI Witsand crew responded to the NSRI Witsand station 33 rescue …
At 18h00, Saturday, 21 February, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports made to NSRI’s EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a swimmer suspected to be in distress in the surf at Betty’s Bay, near to the dunes, in the vicinity of Watsonia Street. The NSRI Kleinmond rescue vehicle, with NSRI rescue swimmers, responded. …
Lando Lombard, NSRI Hermanus duty coxswain, said: At 18h11, Saturday, 21 February, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from 4 local men onboard a RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) reporting motor mechanical failure. The skipper reported that they were conducting sea trials on the boat when the craft experienced motor …
At 20h13, Saturday, 14 February, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning at the Bot River Lagoon, near to Fisherhaven. NSRI rescue swimmers, our NSRI rescue vehicle, and the SA Police Services, responded. On arrival on the scene it was determined that earlier a Zimbabwean man, age 26, had gone missing …
Jean le Roux, NSRI Hermanus duty coxswain, said: At 19h48, Tuesday, 10 February, NSRI Hermanus were placed on alert by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following reports from MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) of a fisherman injured on a local 65 meter stern trawler fishing vessel. The fishing vessel, reported to be heading towards Hermanus …
Jacques, NSRI Durban coxswain, said: At 11h52, Sunday, 8 February, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following reports from Durban Underwater Club of a local craft taking on water approximately 6 nautical miles offshore of Umhlanga with the 4 local adult men onboard reporting to be preparing to abandon their craft. The NSRI Durban rescue …
Melinda Snyman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At 13h36, Monday, 9 February, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Jabula Beach, St Lucia. A bystander raised the alarm by phoning NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) – finding the NSRI EOC’s emergency number on an NSRI …
Schalk Boonzaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said: At 14h26, Friday, 6 February, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following an eyewitness reporting to suspecting 2 windsurfers who may be in difficulties between 1 to 2 nautical miles offshore of Rooi Els. NSRI rescue swimmers responded to investigate while NSRI Kleinmond duty crew responded to our …
Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said: At 06h41, Tuesday, 3 February, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports of a commercial crayfishing boat capsized offshore of Draadbaai, Stoney Point Nature Reserve, Betty’s Bay. Our NSRI crew responded to our NSRI Kleinmond station 42 rescue base where we launched the NSRI rescue craft Spirit …
Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay duty coxswain, said: At 12h13, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports from a bystander, at De Vette Mossel Restaurant, Groot Brak, suspecting a man appearing to be in distress offshore beyond the breakers. The eyewitness expressed concern after seeing the man in the …
Over seven days, from Sunday 25 January to Sunday 1 February, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) responded to over thirty rescue incidents across South Africa. Sadly, at least ten people have drowned or are missing, many of them teenagers. Thirty-nine people were rescued from the water during the same period. These included a mass …
Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 11h42, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following reports of a paraglider injured in a paragliding accident at Gericke’s Point, Sedgefield. NSRI Wilderness crew, in Sedgefield at the time conducting routine training nearby at Myoli Beach, from our …