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Flood assistance Sept 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 26 September 2023

Flood Assistance in the Western Cape

STRAND and GORDONS BAY: Early Monday morning, 25 September, NSRI Gordons Bay rescue swimmers, GB Med Sec ambulance services and Police responded to Kays Caravan Park in Strand where multiple residents were evacuated from the caravan park. ...

Simon's Town Paddler Rescue 21 September 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 24 September 2023

SafeTrx Alert Saves Paddler In Simon's Town

Simon McDonnell, NSRI Simon's Town station commander, said: At 16h45, Thursday, 21 September, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated following NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) intercepting an NSRI SafeTrx emergency activation from a paddler reporting to be in difficulty ...

Camps Bay 22 September 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 23 September 2023

Man missing in Camps Bay

Bevan Geyser, NSRI Bakoven deputy station commander, said:At 13h53, Friday 22 September, NSRI Bakoven Station 2 was activated following eyewitness reports of a man missing at Camps Bay Beach.NSRI Bakoven Station 2, NSRI Table Bay Station 3, SA Police Services ...

Generic Safety Alert
SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 23 September 2023

National Safety Alert

The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has forecasted gale-force winds and rough sea conditions at places around the Western and Eastern Cape coastlines, and extending beyond. The NSRI is appealing to seafarers and public members to be cautious.In places, affecting ...

Whale gqeberha 21sept
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 22 September 2023

Juvenile whale assisted in a disentanglement operation

At 11h12, Thursday, 21 September, NSRI Gqeberha Station 6, including 3 NSRI Gqeberha crew trained in SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) whale disentanglement techniques and methods, launched 2 NSRI rescue craft from the NSRI rescue station at the Port of ...

Nsri kommetjie 20sept
RESCUES  | Published: 21 September 2023

3 deceased following SA Navy vessel accident near Kommetjie in Cape Town

NSRI Kommetjie duty crew were activated after the neighbor of NSRI Kommetjie station commander Dave Smith called him on the phone reporting what he suspected to be SA Navy personnel washed off an SA Navy vessel off-shore of Slangkop Lighthouse. ...