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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. ...

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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. ...

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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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RESCUES  | Published: 4 October 2026

Camps Bay – Sunday, 4 October. A teenager is missing

At 18h57 on Saturday, 3 October, NSRI Bakoven and NSRI Table Bay duty crews were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Glen Beach, Camps Bay. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 October 2026

NSRI – Mtunzini – Friday, 2 October: A teenager is missing

NSRI Richards Bay and multiple emergency services are searching for a 19-year-old male who went missing while swimming at Mtunzini Main Beach on Thursday afternoon. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 28 September 2026

NSRI Durban completes maritime medevac 4 nautical miles offshore

Four nautical miles off the Port of Durban, NSRI Durban crew carried out a maritime medical evacuation on Saturday, 26 September, bringing an injured seafarer safely ashore for further treatment. ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 27 September 2026

Man dies after bodyboarding incident at Kenton-on-Sea

A man has died after getting into difficulty while bodyboarding at Kenton-on-Sea middle beach on Friday, 25 September, despite the efforts of three Good Samaritans and NSRI Port Alfred crew to save his life ...

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