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Station 23 Wilderness 01
RESCUES  | Published: 18 June 2022

Southern Cape – Fisherman missing after being swept off rocks by waves

NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a fisherman swept off rocks at Klein Voelklip near to Herolds Bay. ...

Station 5 Durban 01
RESCUES  | Published: 17 June 2022

1 man missing, 8 survivors after boat capsizes

NSRI Durban duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) following reports of a ski-boat taking on water off-shore of Vetchies, Durban. ...

Station 17 Hermanus 01
RESCUES  | Published: 17 June 2022

Body recovery operation in Hermanus and a fisherman missing at sea South of Cape Point

NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following a call from a commercial whale watching vessel reporting that they had come across a body adrift at sea approximately 1 nautical mile South of Hermanus Harbour. AND NSRI Simonstown duty crew were ...

Station 42 Kleinmond 03
RESCUES  | Published: 8 June 2022

2 bodies adrift at sea located and recovered in two separate cases

In 2 cases , on Tuesday, 7 June, NSRI and Police divers located and recovered 2 bodies adrift at sea, at Hangklip and at Simonstown. ...

Sandy bay call out 6 June 2022
RESCUES  | Published: 7 June 2022

Incidents at Sandy Bay, Clifton, Pringle bay and Gordons Bay

NSRI EOC, Emergency Operations Centre, and Community Medics were alerted to reports of a surfer injured at Sandy Bay, Cape Town. Also, NSRI Bakoven, NSRI Table Bay and NSRI Hout Bay were alerted to eye-witness reports of a suspected drowning ...

Station 20 Shelly Beach 01
RESCUES  | Published: 6 June 2022

Man deceased in kayaking accident

At 11h06, Saturday, 4 June, while on routine training exercises, our NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew diverted the sea rescue craft Spirit of Dawn to respond to the Mzimkhulu River Mouth, Port Shepstone, following eye-witness reports of a kayak capsized ...

Station 17 Hermanus 3
RESCUES  | Published: 4 June 2022

Man missing after being swept off rocks by waves

NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports from a former NSRI Hermanus crew member and Hermanus Neighbourhood Watch of a man swept into the sea off rocks by waves at The Esplanade, Hermanus. ...

Station 04 Mykonos
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 1 June 2022

Fishermen assisted - WEST COAST & French couple assisted - PLETTENBERG BAY

NSRI Mykonos duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from 3 fishermen reporting to have engine failure on their fishing boat 5 nautical miles off-shore of Shelly Point lighthouse AND NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following ...

KZN FLOOD MAY 2022
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 May 2022

KZN NORTH COAST – Flood emergency response this weekend

On Saturday night, 21 May, NSRI Ballito duty crew were activated to join the SA police Services, Police K9 Search and Rescue, Police Search and Rescue, Ethekwini Metro Police and their Metro Police Search and Rescue unit, Netcare 911 ambulance ...

April Smitswinkel Thumb
RESCUES  | Published: 16 May 2022

Youngster directs rescue vessel to casualty

Thanks to the keen eyes of a nine-year-old boy, the NSRI was able to locate two paddlers who got into difficulty offshore of Smitswinkelbaai. ...

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