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Kayakers off 3 Anchor Bay
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 14 October 2026

5 paddlers lost in dense fog safely rescued off Clifton

Five paddlers who became lost in dense fog off the Atlantic Seaboard on Tuesday, 13 October, are safe after a SafeTRX emergency alert from one of their group led NSRI crews to them 1.3 nautical miles off Clifton. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 October 2026

Atlantic Seaboard – Tuesday, 13 October. 5 paddlers lost in dense fog have been safely rescued:

At 08h50, Tuesday, 13 October, NSRI Table Bay and NSRI Bakoven duty crews were activated following an NSRI SafeTRX emergency alert from a paddler on a sea-kayak offshore of Three Anchor Bay, Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 13 October 2026

NSRI Richards Bay assist British and New Zealand yachts in two call-outs.

NSRI Richards Bay volunteer crew assisted two foreign sailing yachts over Sunday and Monday. A British couple needed help getting their yacht across a shallow channel to the Zululand Yacht Club in strong winds, and a New Zealand couple were ...

Kleinmond lagoon
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 October 2026

NSRI Kleinmond Responds to Child Drowning at Kleinmond Lagoon

NSRI Kleinmond crew were called to a tragic incident at the Kleinmond Main Beach Lagoon on Saturday afternoon. ...

St Lucia Banner
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 9 October 2026

NSRI St Lucia assists fishing ski-boat in the surf zone

Two local men are safe and unhurt after NSRI St Lucia crew brought them ashore from a fishing ski-boat that suffered steering failure in the surf zone off Ingwe Beach on Monday, 5 October. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 October 2026

NSRI Durban tows French yacht into port ahead of South Westerly buster

With a strong South Westerly buster forecast and heavy weather closing in, NSRI Durban crew towed a 14-meter French sailing yacht into the Port of Durban on Tuesday, 6 October, bringing a French couple safely alongside before conditions deteriorated. ...

Camps Bay
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 October 2026

Child drowns at Camps Bay tidal pool

Emergency services, including NSRI Bakoven, responded to a drowning at Camps Bay tidal pool on Monday, 5 October. Sadly, an eight-year-old boy could not be resuscitated. ...

Kouga River assistance
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 October 2026

NSRI Jeffreys Bay and NSRI Gqeberha support Kouga River medical evacuation

NSRI crews from Jeffreys Bay and Gqeberha joined emergency services at the Kouga River near Patensie on Sunday afternoon to help evacuate an injured woman across the swollen river. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 4 October 2026

Cape Vidal – Sunday, 4 October. A teenager rescued and sadly one teenager remains missing.

At 15h07, Saturday, 3 October, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Cape Vidal Beach. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 4 October 2026

Richards Bay – Sunday, 4 October. A man is deceased.

At 06h45 on Sunday, 4 October, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at the Bay Hall area, in front of Zululand Multi Sports Club. ...

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