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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 …
Nicholas Wood, NSRI Gauteng station commander, said: At 15h34, Sunday, 1 February, NSRI Gauteng duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at a body of water (reportedly formed from recent rains) at Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng. Our NSRI Gauteng rescue vehicle, with NSRI rescue swimmers, responded and joined Police divers (WPDS – Water …
Bevan Geyser, NSRI Bakoven station commander, said: At 16h38, Sunday, 1 February, NSRI Bakoven duty crew and the CoCT (City of Cape Town) water rescue network were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Cosy Bay, Oudekraal (on the Atlantic Seaboard, between Bakoven and Llandudno). NSRI Bakoven crew responded to the NSRI Bakoven …
Condolences are conveyed to family and friends of a man sadly deceased in what appears to have been a drowning accident in a Table Mountain dam. Chris Westcott, NSRI Hout Bay coxswain, said: At 12h46, Sunday, 1 February, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) were alerted by Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services Control following reports …
On Sunday, 1 February, Police WPDS (Water Policing and Diving Services), assisted by NSRI Kleinmond and Overstrand Law Enforcement, continued in ongoing search efforts for a male teenager who went missing in the Palmiet Lagoon on Saturday. In another incident on Saturday at Draadbaai, Betty’s Bay, Police are appealing for information that can assist in …
Jean-Pierre du Plessis, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said: At 13h29, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew and NSRI crew from the NSRI Port Alfred satellite station Kenton-on-Sea were activated following a request from Police reporting to be on the scene at Boesmansrivier Mouth, Kenton-on-Sea, where a male teenager was missing following a …
An Austrian man is sadly deceased following a fatal-drowning accident at Wilderness on Saturday. Condolences are conveyed to the family and friends of the deceased man. Jonathan Britton, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 15h00, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Leentjiesklip Beach, Wilderness. …
Mike Bishop, NSRI Ballito station commander, said: At 06h15, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Ballito duty crew and IPSS Medical Rescue were activated to respond to Salmon Bay ski-boat club following reports of a male spear-fisherman injured in a boating accident at Christmas Bay. NSRI rescue crew and IPSS paramedics responded. On arrival on the scene …
Well known and highly respected in the community, local John Flanigan, age 80, is sadly deceased following an incident at sea offshore South of On-the-Rocks, Bloubergstrand, on his sea-kayak. Condolences are conveyed to family and friends. Rowan Marais, NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander, said: At 07h45, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated following …
Following one of the busiest festive seasons on record, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has launched Cars4Good 2026 – a bold, nationwide fundraising campaign in partnership with Suzuki Auto South Africa to support rescue readiness and help prevent drowning. Between 15 December 2025 and 15 January 2026, NSRI volunteers rescued 201 people – a …
Roan Strydom, NSRI Gordons Bay duty coxswain, said: At 18h18, Tuesday, 27 January, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at the R44 Clarence Drive Lookout Point (between Whale Lookout and Grill Shack). The caller reported that her friend, an adult female, had been swept off rocks by …