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Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 12h17, Saturday, 13 June, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following reports to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a surfer missing while surfing at Buffels Bay, along the Garden Route, near to Knysna. NSRI crew responded to the NSRI Knysna station 12 rescue base where the …
A sailing yacht has been assisted in a 21 hour rescue operation. At 04h50, Monday, 25 May, an NSRI Durban duty controller was alerted by the Vice Commodore of the Point Yacht Club (PYC) reporting their member sailing yacht Free Spirit, that was taking part in their 2026 Vasco da Gama Ocean Race – Durban …
Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 10h17, Saturday, 23 May, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of an unidentified object landing in the sea about a nautical mile offshore of The Steps, Wilderness Beach. A video of the unidentified object landing in the water was sent to NSRI for examination. …
Michelle Roos, NSRI Mossel Bay duty coxswain, said: At 16h55, Monday, 18 May, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a man who appeared to may have fallen from rocks into the sea at The Point, Mossel Bay. NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene while NSRI crew responded to …
Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said: At 13h33, Monday, 18 May, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following a request for urgent assistance from a commercial fishing vessel reporting that they were diverting to respond towards a ski-boat, with 2 local men onboard, that was reporting to be taking on water and …
Farm workers at Holland Farm in Rawsonville describe spending a night trapped on rooftops as floodwaters swept through their cottages, leaving three people dead
Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: At 14h58, Sunday, 17 May, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following reports from ARCC (Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre) of a light aircraft landed on Long Beach, on the coastline North of Richards Bay, in an emergency landing. Police and …
Geoffrey Williams, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty controller, said: At 11h18, Sunday, 3 May, NSRI Plettenberg Bay crew were activated following an urgent request for medical assistance at a local hotel. A local female, age 78, appears to have suffered heart arrest at the hotel pool and she had fallen into the pool. She had been …
Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: At 19h10, Wednesday, 29 April, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew, while at the NSRI Richards Bay station 19 rescue base, witnessed a red distress flare in the vicinity of Pelican Island. While launching the NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Round Table II to go to investigate NSRI …
Melinda Snyman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At approximately 15h00, on Friday, 10 April, our NSRI St Lucia duty phone, along with several of our NSRI St Lucia crew members, received multiple eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Main Beach, St Lucia. At the time of the initial calls eyewitnesses indicated that …
Jaco Kruger, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said: In 2 separate incidents, on Monday and on Tuesday, injured patients were assisted by NSRI. At 14h56, Monday, 6 April, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a lady injured on the Robberg Nature Reserve hiking trail. Cape Nature were alerted and NSRI crew …
Nic Stevens, NSRI Mykonos station commander, said: At 11h45, Saturday, 4 April, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports of a boat capsized in the surf zone at Spreeuwalle, Paradise Beach, near to Langebaan in Saldanha Bay. It was reported that West Coast Medical Rescue were on the scene attending to 2 patients, ages …
Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 18h24, Friday, 3 April, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a male on a sea-kayak appearing to be in distress at the outer bar, Knysna Heads. Our NSRI duty crew responded to our NSRI Knysna station 12 rescue base where the NSRI craft …
Andre Duvenhage, NSRI Port Nolloth station commander, said: At 15h45, Thursday, 2 April, NSRI Port Nolloth duty crew were placed on alert following reports of a fishing vessel at anchor North of Alexander Bay with rope fouled around the vessels motor propellors. The Namibian fishing vessel were at anchor across the border in Namibian waters …
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. …