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Station 14 Plett Whale Rescue
ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 20 May 2025

Efforts to save a juvenile Humpback whale have sadly been unsuccessful:

Sadly, a juvenile Humpback whale, beached at Robberg Nature Reserve, has unavoidably been humanely euthanised by marine authorities, assisted by Police, despite extensive efforts to try to save the whale. ...

2025 04 02 Port Edward Silver Beach
DROWNING  | Published: 19 May 2025

Tragedy at a Port Edward Resort: Man Drowns in Swimming Pool

A man recovered out of a swimming pool is sadly deceased. ...

Stn 20 Shelly Beach
RESCUES  | Published: 16 May 2025

UPDATE: A man is missing after being swept out to sea in rip currents while swimming

The body of a man, believed to be that of a 22 year old man who went missing in the surf at Southbroom on Thursday, has been located and recovered on Monday by Police divers, assisted by NSRI Shelly Beach. ...

Stn 14 Plett
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 5 May 2025

Rescue Operations in Durban, West Coast, Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay:

DURBAN: 2 fishermen on fishing kayaks have been rescued after getting into difficulties. ...

Blessing of Rescue 21 Spirit of St Francis III
EVENTS  | Published: 4 May 2025

Rebuilt St Francis Bay Station Opens — and Welcomes Two New Rescue Boats

We’re proud to announce that our newly rebuilt NSRI Station 21 in St Francis Bay is now officially open. To mark this milestone, we held a blessing ceremony for two new state-of-the-art rescue vessels: the Spirit of St Francis III ...

Robberg Nature Reserve
RESCUES  | Published: 2 May 2025

Incidents at Robberg Nature Reserve:

A 45 year old female, from Gauteng, rescued at Robberg Nature Reserve on Monday, remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. ...

Stn 12 Knysna
RESCUES  | Published: 30 April 2025

A surf-skier rescued

KNYSNA: Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: ...

Nsri strandfontein
RESCUES  | Published: 29 April 2025

Good samaritan sadly deceased after assisting struggling paddler off Kalk Bay

A man tragically drowned while trying to help a capsized paddler off Kalk Bay. The paddler was rescued safely. Our deepest condolences go to the hero’s loved ones. ...

Gouritsmond
RESCUES  | Published: 29 April 2025

One man is deceased and a search is ongoing for a missing man

The body of one man has been recovered and one man remains missing after the local fishing boat that the two men had been on was located washed ashore East of Gouritsmond on Sunday. Police divers (WPDS - Water Policing ...

Stn 24 Lamberts Bay
RESCUES  | Published: 29 April 2025

2 fishermen found safe

Two local fishermen were safely towed to shore by NSRI after their boat broke down in dense fog near Twee Klip; prompt action and accurate location details ensured a swift rescue. ...

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