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Gamtoos Evac 02
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 8 May 2026

Eastern Cape – Mass rescue during flooding. Friday, 8 May.

At 01h40 on Friday, 8 May, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) and NSRI Oyster Bay duty crew were activated following reports of multiple people and animals trapped at Kingsway Resort on the Gamtoos River, near Jeffreys Bay, by rising water ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 8 May 2026

Caution advised during heavy rainfall and flooding (Eastern Cape)

NSRI St Francis Bay, in cooperation with local marine operators and Kouga Municipality, Police and the emergency services, are appealing for caution in and around the Kromme River, Estuary and Kromme River Mouth. Heavy rainfalls are affecting the Kromme River ...

2026 05 06 Gqeberha Flood
RESCUES  | Published: 7 May 2026

A local security guard rescued from a flooded guard post

Wednesday, 6 May, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) security office reporting a security guard trapped in a building on the shoreline below the M4 Freeway at the ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 4 May 2026

NSRI – Plettenberg Bay – A female resuscitated at a local hotel

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 ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 2 May 2026

NSRI Richards Bay Responds to Distress Flares and Assists Capsized Fishing Boat

NSRI Richards Bay responded to multiple distress flare sightings on Wednesday evening, leading to the successful recovery of two local fishermen whose boat had capsized near the Port of Richards Bay entrance. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 29 April 2026

NSRI Port Edward Assists Two Sea-Kayakers Offshore of Wild Coast Sun

NSRI Port Edward assisted two sea-kayakers in distress offshore of the Wild Coast Sun on Sunday after they became caught in strong currents and were unable to return to shore. ...