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 | Published: 18 June 2024

National Incident

NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of (believed to be) 2 red distress flares sighted 5 minutes apart at sea off-shore of South Port Anerley Beach. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 14 June 2024

Two men sadly deceased, and one man survived a tragic boating accident.

At 14h04, Thursday, 13 June, NSRI Table Bay, NSRI Bakoven and the CoCT (City of Cape Town) water rescue network was activated following eyewitness reports of a boat capsized at the back breakers surf zone, between Saunders Rocks and Queens ...

Rocky Bay Station 39
RESCUES  | Published: 11 June 2024

A commercial fishing vessel, capsized at the backline surf zone at Umgababa Main Beach

At 08h16, Tuesday, 11 June, NSRI Rocky Bay, an NSRI lifeguard, an NSRI Durban crewman, the SA Police Services, Police Search and Rescue, Netcare 911 ambulance, eThekwini Fire and Rescue Services, KwaZulu EMRS (Emergency Medical and Rescue Services), Metro Search ...

Cape fur seal
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 7 June 2024

Rabies outbreak: City of Cape Town urges public to stay away from seals

The City of Cape Town is advising the public to stay away from seals as far as possible, and with immediate effect. ...

NSRI PRB Kids Rock
PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 7 June 2024

Pink Rescue Buoys established at Kids Rock Bloubergstrand

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has installed two Pink Rescue Buoys off Kleinbaai in response to the tragic drowning incident that occurred on Tuesday, the 14th of May, at Kids Rock. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 June 2024

KZN Storms: Emergency response during a heavy storm causing damage

On Monday, 3 June, NSRI Durban assisted the emergency services during the heavy storm that rapidly moved over Durban. ...

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 | Published: 2 June 2024

17 Fishermen and Their Fishing Vessel Saved

NSRI Hout Bay duty crew activated after NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) intercepted a distress VHF marine radio call from a local fishing vessel reporting to be taking water 3 nautical miles off-shore of Duiker Island, Hout Bay. ...

2024 06 01 Flooding Car in Tree
 | Published: 2 June 2024

Rescue Operations Underway at Kariega, Gqeberha, East London Weather Related Flooding Update

East London, Eastern Cape, following the assistance on Sunday morning on the Buffalo River, where a sailing yacht sunk with a jetty and where NSRI East London saved a passenger barge from sinking (towed safely to moorings), at 12h06, Sunday ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 30 May 2024

Oceana Group renews their Platinum Partnership with the NSRI

Oceana Group Chief Executive Officer Neville Brink and his executive team were honoured at a ceremony held at Station 3 in the Table Bay Sea Rescue base on Tuesday, 28 May. NSRI CEO Dr. Cleeve Robertson presented them with a ...

Ray Farnham
RESCUES  | Published: 27 May 2024

National Incidents

NSRI Mykonos duty crew launched the NSRI Mykonos rescue craft Spirit of Vodacom to rendezvous with a container motor vessel to medically evacuate a seafarer suffering an injury. ...

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