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RESCUES  | Published: 12 April 2022

Flood Related emergency response

NSRI stations along the KZN coastline are continuing to assist, along with the emergency services, in multiple flood related incidents, along the KZN coastline and inland, caused by heavy rainfall. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 April 2022

Plettenberg Bay – Injured hiker airlifted to hospital:

At 13h48, Sunday, 10 April, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a hiker injured on the Kranshoek Cairnbrogie Farm hiking trail. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 11 April 2022

St Lucia – 1 fisherman rescued, 1 fisherman missing:

At 07h08, Sunday, 10 April, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following reports of 2 fishermen fallen overboard a local commercial fishing boat in the surfline at Mapelane Bay. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 6 April 2022

Patient evacuation off a motor vessel in Durban and a patient evacuation off a fishing vessel in Gqeberha

NSRI Durban duty crew and Netcare 911 ambulance services were placed on alert at 07h26, Tuesday, 5 April, to prepare to meet a motor vessel bulk carrier later in the day off-shore of the Port of Durban to patient evacuate ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 4 April 2022

Mountain rescues: A higher calling

NSRI crews are sometimes called to assist with mountain rescues. We look at what’s required to execute these sometimes risky missions. ...

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REPORTS  | Published: 4 April 2022

Looking back at 2021

Over 1 100 lives were saved by the NSRI in 2021, through responsive station rescues, public Pink Rescue Buoy rescues, and proactive lifeguarding initiatives. In addition to this, many more were and still are going to be saved thanks to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 March 2022

Yacht aground in Dassen Island

At 04h30, Monday, 28 March, NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated following reports of a yacht run aground at Dassen Island, West Coast. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 30 March 2022

Surfskiers rescued in Smitswinkel Bay

At 12h53, Monday, 28 March, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a surfski rolling in heavy surf approximately half a nautical mile off-shore and appearing to have no signs of any person or persons at ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 27 March 2022

Incidents around the coast

NSRI Gqeberha duty crew launched to patient evacuate a 44 year old fisherman suffering an injury on a fishing trawler. NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated to reports from Ndlambe lifeguards of a boat capsized in the Kariega River ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 March 2022

2 Good Samaritans rescue 4 locals in distress

Our NSRI East London duty crew, and Dynamic ambulance services responded to Lietjies Bay following reports of a female that had been washed off the rocks by a wave. ...

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