The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has long been a beacon of safety along South Africa's coastlines. In recent years, we have harnessed technology to enhance our life-saving capabilities, notably through the implementation of the Beach Safety Camera Network Project. ...
MOSSEL BAY: Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay duty coxswain said: ...
Cape Town, 8 July 2025 — The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) wishes to inform the Hout Bay community that demolition of the Sea Rescue base in Hout Bay harbour has begun to make way for a state-of-the-art facility that ...
A search is ongoing for a fisherman swept off rocks by waves while angling from the shoreline. ...
On Sunday, 6 July, along the coastline of Mfazazana, near to Hibberdene, KZN South Coast, during ongoing search and recovery operations, Police K9 Search and Rescue and WPDS (Water Policing and Diving Services) located and recovered the body of a ...
Stéfan Grové, NSRI Stilbaai station commander, said: At 15h58, Monday, 30 June, NSRI Still Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a local man in difficulties surf-skiing near to the local Still Bay jetty, upstream on the Goukou River. ...
WILDERNESS: Ian Gerber, NSRI Wilderness duty coxswain, said: At 15h38, Friday, 27 June, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local mom reporting her 2 children and their grandfather trapped by the Spring high ...
SAFETY ALERT: NSRI, Police and the Emergency Services are appealing to the maritime community, shoreline anglers, paddlers, sailors and coastal walkers/hikers to be cautious during the cold front currently being experienced around the South Western Cape coastline on Wednesday and ...
NSRI – Port Alfred – Monday, 7 July. Update on the missing Rhodes student: ...
This month, the NSRI welcomes 11 new Station Commanders — volunteers who lead with skill, heart, and a deep sense of purpose. ...
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