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New Moon Spring Tide Alert
RESCUES  | Published: 1 September 2024

SAFETY ALERT and incidents at Hermanus, Durban and Cape Town:

SAFETY ALERT: NSRI and the emergency services are appealing to the public to take caution around the coastline as storm seas, coupled with the new moon Spring tide that peaks on Tuesday, the 3rd September, will contribute to dangerous sea ...

Stn 23 wilderness
RESCUES  | Published: 1 September 2024

A search is ongoing for 2 local males missing in the surf zone at Victoria Bay

Thoughts, care and compassion are with the families of 2 local males, age 20 and age 17, who went missing on Saturday early evening at Victoria Bay, George, reportedly while swimming. A search that commenced on Saturday early evening is ongoing. ...

Generic Safety Alert
RESCUES  | Published: 28 August 2024

SAFETY ALERT and incidents at Port Edward and Simonstown

SAFET ALERT: NSRI are appealing to the public to be cautious around the coastline where storms around the coast, along the Northern and Western Cape coastline and spreading up the East Coast, coupled with the approaching new moon Spring tide ...

Stn 10 Simons Town
RESCUES  | Published: 26 August 2024

NSRI's Lifesaving Efforts Across Hout Bay, Bloubergstrand, and Simonstown

Spencer Oldham, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, said: At 11h43, Sunday, 18 August, NSRI Hout Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Hout Bay Beach. ...

Stn 6 Gqeberha
RESCUES  | Published: 26 August 2024

Rescue Incidents around WILDERNESS (George), MOSSEL BAY and GQEBERHA

Mike Vonk, NSRI Wilderness station commander, said: At 14h29, Saturday, 24 August, NSRI Wilderness were alerted to reports of a fisherman fallen and injured at Gwaing, near to George. ...

2024 03 27 Plett Robberg
RESCUES  | Published: 25 August 2024

A local man is missing at sea

NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports received through a community Whatsapp group of a drowning in progress at Stilbaai, between Robberg Nature Reserve and Kranshoek, near Plettenberg Bay. ...

20234 08 24 Clifton 3rd beach
RESCUES  | Published: 25 August 2024

Body of an infant found washed up on Clifton Beach

NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) was alerted by a bystander public member at Clifton 3rd Beach reporting an infant he had come across found washed up on the beach. ...

Stn 2 Bakoven
RESCUES  | Published: 12 August 2024

A teenager suffers non-fatal drowning symptoms - OUDEKRAAL

At 14h09, Wednesday, 7 August, the CoCT water rescue network and NSRI Bakoven were activated following reports of a young male in difficulty in the water offshore of rocks at Cosy Beach, Oudekraal, near to Bakoven. ...

Stn 11 Port Alfred
RESCUES  | Published: 12 August 2024

2 fishermen swept off the pier suffer severe injuries

Chris Pike, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said: At 20h26, Thursday, 8 August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports from a group of fishermen on East Pier, Kowie River Mouth, of a man emerging from the sea ...

Dr. Cleeve Robertson (left), Mike Vonk (right
NEWS  | Published: 8 August 2024

NSRI announces appointment of new Chief Executive Officer

The NSRI has the pleasure of announcing that Mike Vonk, with years of experience as an NSRI volunteer and Chief Executive Officer of the George Regional Hospital for the last 13 years, will succeed Dr. Cleeve Robertson as Chief Executive ...

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