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Jan Hoffman, NSRI St Lucia deputy station commander, said: At 08h36, Friday, 02 January 2026, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated follow reports of a jetski capsized South of Ingwe Beach, St Lucia. On arrival on the scene we found the the adult male skipper, on a holiday, from Gauteng, safely ashore and the …
Craig McIver, NSRI Mykonos deputy station commander, said: At 05h42, Wednesday, 1 January , NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports from a local fishing charter boat reporting an unmanned sailing dingy adrift on Langebaan Lagoon, off Calypso Beach. The NSRI rescue craft Rotarian Burnette was launched and found the 5 meter sailing vessel …
Ross Badenhorst, NSRI Plettenberg Bay deputy station commander, said: At 12h34, Friday, 2 January, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a Catamaran motor vessel, with 3 adult male crew onboard, reporting motor mechanical failure, 8 nautical miles offshore East of Cape Seal, Plettenberg Bay. Our NSRI crew responded …
Linda Putter, NSRI Rocky Bay deputy station commander, said: At 12h24, Friday, 2 January, NSRI Rocky Bay, Police Search and Rescue, IPSS Medical Rescue, lifeguards, Metro Police Search and Rescue and the SA Police Services were activated and responded to reports from Gladiator Security of a drowning in progress at Umkomaas. The KZN surf rescue …
At 18h20, Thursday, 1 January, the KZN surf rescue network was alerted to what was initially reported as at least 3 people in distress in the surf zone at Pennington Beach near to the tidal pool, KZN South Coast. NSRI Rocky Bay rescue swimmers, the SA Police Services, Police Search and Rescue and IPSS medical …
Mike Bishop, NSRI Ballito station commander, said: At 06h20, Friday, 2 January, NSRI Ballito duty crew and the KZN surf rescue network were activated following reports from IPSS Search and Rescue of a search operation in progress at Thompsons Beach, Ballito, where a 40 year old male, reportedly, from Carolina, Mpumalanga, had gone missing in …
Jaco Kruger, NSRI Plettenberg Bay station commander, said: At 12h37, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Natures Valley Beach. The NSRI Plettenberg Bay emergency call-out siren was sounded. NSRI Plettenberg Bay crew were in the area at the time conducting routine training exercises. …
Mark McLagan, NSRI Hermanus coxswain said: At 15h36, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following reports from Overstrand lifeguards at Grotto Beach who had launched a surf rescue operation for an adult male caught in rip currents. Our NSRI rescue vehicle and WC Government Health EMS responded. On arrival on the scene …
Glen Preston, NSRI Shelly Beach station commander, said: At 17h39, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following reports of a person reportedly missing in the surf zone at a beach between Hibberdene and Mfasazane. NSRI Shelly Beach crew, Med-Evac ambulance services, the SA Police Services and Police Search and Rescue responded. …
Police Search and Rescue and Metro Police Search and Rescue, assisted by eThekwini lifeguards, are continuing in ongoing search efforts for a missing man at Durban South Beach. Etienne van Zyl, NSRI Durban station commander, said: At around 08h00, Thursday, 1 January, while NSRI Durban were conducting routine training at sea onboard the NSRI Durban …
Nic Stevens, NSRI Mykonos station commander, said: At 17h02, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) efforts in progress at Langebaan Main beach. NSRI Mykonos crew, NSRI lifeguards, West Coast Medical Rescue and the SA Police Services responded. On arrival on the scene it was found that …
Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 11h17, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from NSRI Knysna lifeguards at Leisure Isle, Knysna, reporting CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) efforts in progress on an adult male that the NSRI Knysna lifeguards had rescued from the water. NSRI Knysna medical …
Melinda Snyman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At 08h21, Thursday, 1 January, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Jabula Beach, St Lucia. iSimangaliso Wetland Park lifeguards and multiple eyewitness bystanders had raised the alarm. Lifeguards had entered the water with an NSRI pink rescue buoy …
At approximately 09h35, 1 January, NSRI Gordons Bay rescue crew, standing by at the NSRI Gordons Bay satellite rescue station, at Strand Beach, were approached by a lady claiming that there was a drowning in progress but it appears that the lady could not indicate where along the beach the incident was occurring. NSRI Gordons …
Thousands of people enjoyed New Year’s Day on Muizenberg beach in Cape Town. The NSRI and lifeguards kept a close watch on the bathers. The beach was packed with locals and foreigners enjoying the warm water. It was all smiles on New Years Day. © 2026 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative …
At 19h05, Monday, 29 December, NSRI Witbank and NSRI Gauteng duty crews were activated following a request for urgent assistance from Police divers reporting that at the Grootdraai Dam there were 4 men trapped at their ski-boat that was hovering at the edge of the Grootdraai Dam spillway, Standerton, Mpumalanga. Without hesitation NSRI Witbank dispatched …
Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said: At 07h45, Thursday, 25 December, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports from an NSRI Port Alfred crewman, who happened to be at the scene at the time, of a drowning in progress at Kelly’s Beach, Port Alfred. NSRI rescue swimmers, our NSRI rescue vehicle, …
Cathrine Prentis, NSRI East London station commander, said: At 11h47, Wednesday, 25 December, NSRI East London duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Glen Eden, East London. Our NSRI rescue vehicle towed an NSRI rescue craft that was launched at Glen Eden. EC Government Health EMS, the EMS/AMS Skymed rescue …
James Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Hermanus duty coxswain, said: At 06h26, Thursday, 25 December, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a dog appearing to be in distress swimming in the Hermanus New Harbour. NSRI rescue swimmers responded and the NSRI rescue craft JetRIB was launched. On arrival on the scene the …
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said: At 11h22, Wednesday, 24 December, CoCT (City of Cape Town) lifeguards commenced a rescue operation, in front of the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club, for 2 teenagers caught in rip currents. The CoCT water rescue network was activated. NSRI Simonstown rescue swimmers, CoCT law enforcement, CMR (Cape Medical …
Ross Badenhorst, NSRI Plettenberg Bay deputy station commander, said: At 10h47, Thursday, 18 December, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a male fallen from a cliff at Natures Valley – Bull Se Baai, Garden Route National Park. NSRI crew responded directly to the scene by road, the SA Police Services …
Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay operations controller, said: At 19h29, Friday, 19 December, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay. NSRI rescue swimmers, our NSRI rescue vehicle, WC Government Health EMS rescue squad and ambulance and Mossel Bay Fire and Rescue Services …
Our thoughts and care are with the lady recovering in hospital from serious injuries and with the couples families. A family, Good Samaritans, on a private boat, that rescued the lady from the water, the crew on a second boat that brought the man to shore, NSRI Stilbaai, a local doctor, and the greater community …
Chris Pike, NSRI Port Alfred coxswain, said: At 09h45, Friday, 19 December, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a boat capsized in the Kowie River Mouth with 4 people onboard reported to be in the water. Our NSRI duty crew responded to our NSRI Port Alfred station 11 rescue base …