Etienne van Zyl, NSRI Durban station commander, said: Just after 06h30, Monday, 22 June, our NSRI rescue craft Spirit of Surfski 6 was launched, accompanied by a CROW (Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife) team, 3 International volunteers and a Cape ...
Spencer Oldham, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said: At 20h06, Saturday, 20 June, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance, made to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) from a local 8-meter fishing vessel, with ...
Patrick Brown, NSRI Gqeberha duty coxswain, said: At 13h48, Monday, 22 June, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew and EC Government Health EMS were tasked to prepare for a maritime medical evacuation operation, scheduled to take place later in the afternoon, for ...
When Western Cape Premier Alan Winde visited the NSRI Volunteer Support Centre in Cape Town in May, it was an opportunity to thank the volunteers who had helped communities devastated by flooding across the Western and Eastern Cape. ...
NSRI Durban duty crew and Faith Med Emergency Medical Services were placed on alert by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), in cooperation with MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), to prepare for a medical evacuation of a 25-year-old Ghanaian seafarer injured ...
NSRI Hermanus duty crew were placed on alert following calls to the NSRI Hermanus duty phone and to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) from ships agents reporting a medical emergency onboard a container motor vessel - on the Cape South ...
NSRI Mdumbi duty crew and NSRI Mdumbi lifeguards were activated following eyewitness reports to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a drowning in progress at Coffee Bay main beach, in front of Ocean View Hotel (Eastern Cape) on Saturday, 13 June. ...
NSRI Knysna volunteer crew has safely rescued a surfer who went missing after drifting out to sea at Buffels Bay, along the Garden Route. ...
NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports suspecting a paraglider landed in the sea offshore between Dappat Se Gat and Kogelbaai. ...
In a tribute to courage, service and sacrifice, the NSRI will lower its flag to half-mast on Monday, 15 June 2026, honouring two Marine Rescue NSW volunteers who made the ultimate sacrifice while rescuing others. ...
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