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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 9 November 2026

NSRI – Durban – Monday, 9 November. Two Maritime Medical Evacuation Operations

NSRI Durban attended to two Medical Evacuation Operations. On Thursday Afternoon, 5 November, NSRI Durban duty crew were alerted by MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) to a maritime medical evacuation operation of a 39 year old Chinese male seafarer, with ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 November 2026

NSRI – Onrus – Sunday, 8 November. A man assisted by a Good Samaritan using an NSRI pink rescue buoy

At 18h35, Saturday, 7 November, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Onrus Beach, near to Hermanus ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 8 November 2026

NSRI – Richards Bay – Sunday, 8 November. A motor yacht assisted

NSRI Richards Bay volunteers responded on Friday, 6 November, after a local motor yacht suffered rudder failure at the New Mouth, Port of Richards Bay. ...

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EVENTS  | Published: 6 November 2026

28th Rotary Wine Auction raises R450 000 for the NSRI

The 28th annual Rotary Wine Auction, held at the Lagoon Beach Hotel in Cape Town on Thursday 5 November 2026, raised R450 000 for the NSRI. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 6 November 2026

NSRI celebrates the start of FNB Wines2Whales with water safety at the heart of the ride

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is excited to welcome the start of the 2026 FNB Wines2Whales today as the event’s official charity partner, bringing water safety awareness and drowning prevention to the riders and communities along the race route ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 4 November 2026

New partnership brings life-saving water skills to Richards Bay schools

Learning how to stay safe around water and help someone in an emergency were some of the key skills learnt at Kati Primary School in Madlanzini Agri Village, Richards Bay. ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 3 November 2026

NSRI – Gansbaai – Saturday, 31 October. A man assisted following his sea-kayak capsizing:

Mark McLagan, NSRI Hermanus coxswain, said: At 07h00, Saturday, 31 October, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following reports from a local Core Tactical security officer of a man appearing to be adrift in the water at his fishing sea-kayak ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 3 November 2026

NSRI – Cape Point – A fishing trawler assisted

At 12h39, Friday, 30 October, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from crew on a local fishing vessel reporting motor mechanical failure and adrift offshore of Olifantsbospunt, Cape Point ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 October 2026

NASA Checks in on the NSRI for Astronaut Rescue Planning

NASA representatives recently visited the NSRI as part of contingency planning for future Artemis missions, which aim to return astronauts to the Moon. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 25 October 2026

NSRI Wilderness: Man Dies After Drowning Accident at Leentjiesklip Beach

A local man has died following a drowning accident at Leentjiesklip Beach, Wilderness, after two fathers went into the water to help their teenage sons caught in rip currents. The two teenagers and the other father were rescued ...

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