There are 1 859 Pink Rescue Buoys (PRBs) along South Africa’s coastlines, dams, and rivers. As of this month, they’ve been used in 221 rescues that the NSRI knows of. That’s 221 lives saved because someone noticed a person in ...
When a call came through the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) reporting that a crewman had sustained serious burns aboard a vessel off the coast of St Helena Bay, the NSRI mobilised swiftly. ...
For Durban paddlers Ameer and Ahmed, what began as a routine Saturday fishing trip quickly became a test of endurance, courage, and trust in strangers. ...
When the air raid siren sounds over Plettenberg Bay, locals know to stop and look out — because Station 14’s Sea Rescue crew is already moving. And within just 13 minutes, they’ll be on the scene. ...
A juvenile Humpback whale has been successfully disentangled from fishing rope and flotation buoys in a challenging disentanglement operation on Tuesday. ...
MOSSEL BAY: 2 young female children were rescued from the surf zone while swimming with friends at Diaz Beach 2, Mossel Bay. ...
On Saturday, 7 June, BCMM (Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality) Aquarium arranged a local fixed wing aircraft (airborne on a flight) to scan the coastline in an effort to spot a Humpback whale trailing a large flotation buoy that had been ...
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) invites you to brave the cold and take a dip for our cause by participating in a winter solstice plunge to raise vital funds. ...
A boat capsized while launching in calm surf conditions during a national fishing competition on Wednesday at St Lucia. ...
MDUMBI, EASTERN CAPE - update: Condolences are conveyed to family and friends of a local 7 year old male child whose body was located and recovered on Tuesday night. ...
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