A Zimbabwean man, aged 26, has gone missing, reportedly while wading in the Bot River Lagoon. ...
NSRI Gqeberha performed two medical evacuations this past weekend, one from a ship on Friday and a second from a fishing trawler on Sunday. ...
On 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. ...
On 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. ...
A teenager is missing at Palmiet Lagoon, and in a separate incident police are appealing for any information that may shed light on an event at Draadbaai in Betty’s Bay, where it is suspected that two men may have been ...
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 ...
An Austrian man is sadly deceased following a fatal-drowning accident at Wilderness on Saturday. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Send us your favourite photograph of NSRI people doing what we do, and you could win an NSRI shop voucher worth R250! ...
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