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RESCUES  | Published: 28 August 2023

Incidents at Richards Bay, Kalk Bay, Gqeberha and Gordons Bay

It was a busy weekend for our volunteers. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 28 August 2023

Search ongoing for a missing man at Groot Wolfgat Beach on False Bay

Just after 13h00, Saturday, 26 August, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) were alerted by CoCT (City of Cape Town) Law Enforcement control of a drowning in progress at the Groot Wolfgat Beach, between Monwabisi and Mnandi on the False Bay coast. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 August 2023

3 people rescued after being swept away by rip currents in St Lucia

At 10h49, Monday, 21 August, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Main Beach, St Lucia. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 21 August 2023

Surfskier assisted after a search was launched for an unrelated incident

At 10h26, Sunday, 20 August, NSRI Strandfontein duty crew were activated following an eye-witness report of a dinghy, suspected to have 2 people onboard, being blown out to sea at Macassar. ...

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PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 10 August 2023

Search for a missing pink rescue buoy could aid in the search for missing Ryder Kossatz

NSRI is appealing to the public and seafarers along the Atlantic Seaboard, in particular between Camps Bay and Hout Bay, to be the lookout for an NSRI pink rescue buoy that may have washed out along the shoreline or may ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 10 August 2023

A search is ongoing for a missing teenager at Llandudno in Cape Town

At 15h44, Wednesday, 9 August, NSRI Hout Bay and NSRI Bakoven duty crews were activated by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following eye-witness reports of a male teenager caught in rip currents after being swept off rocks on the shoreline ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 8 August 2023

Fishing vessel runs aground on the rocky Gouritz coastline leaving four deceased, South Cape Coast

A fishing vessel runs aground on the rocky Gouritz coastline leaving four deceased, one missing, with two survivors on the South Cape Coast ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 4 August 2023

Incidents in Melkbosstrand and Jeffrey's Bay

2 incidents in Melkbosstrand and Jeffrey's Bay highlight an NSRI safety alert. ...

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RESCUE BASES  | Published: 30 July 2023

Base showcase: Station 8 (Hout Bay)

Serving one of the busiest fishing harbours in South Africa, this is one of the country’s biggest and oldest sea rescue stations. ...

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RESCUE BASES  | Published: 30 July 2023

New building for Station 49

Mdumbi Beach, a scenic tourist location in the Eastern Cape, is in the process of setting up its own NSRI base, and recently moved into its own building. ...

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