Donate Call for Help Now Find a Base

NSRI EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTRE (EOC)

087 094 9774
DSC 2989 scaled
RESCUES  | Published: 27 February 2023

Simons Town - Body located and recovered believed to be that of the missing Strand fisherman

At 16h36, Friday, 24 February, NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated following reports of a body located adrift in the vicinity of Romans Rock Lighthouse off-shore of Simonstown Harbour. ...

20 Spirit of Dawn 2 1 scaled 1 780x470 1
RESCUES  | Published: 27 February 2023

Missing diver found safe after 5 hours in the water

At 10h32, Friday, 24 February, NSRI Rocky Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a diver missing off-shore of Hibberdene on the KZN South Coast. ...

NSRI Gordons Bay Surfski 9715
RESCUES  | Published: 22 February 2023

UPDATE at GORDONS BAY – Wednesday, 22 February. Body recovered

UPDATE from the statement issued yesterday about 2 men, ages 54 and 40, who remained missing at Gordons Bay. Today 21 February, City of Cape Town (CoCT) lifeguards, at Koegelbaai, located the body of a man behind the back breakers. ...

Station 8 Hout Bay 02
RESCUES  | Published: 21 February 2023

HOUT BAY – Tuesday, 21 February. Search for missing German man:

At 08h00, Tuesday, 21 February, a briefing, commanded by the Police Dive Unit, was held at NSRI Hout Bay rescue station in preparation for the ongoing search operation for a German man suspected to be missing at Hout Bay on ...

Generic False Bay area jpg 2
RESCUES  | Published: 21 February 2023

2 men missing - Gordons Bay. A man missing - Umhlanga

At 08h44, Monday, 20 February, NSRI Gordons Bay, NSRI Kleinmond, NSRI Strandfontein and NSRI Simonstown were activated. Also, at 20h08, Monday, 20 February, The KZN Surf Rescue Network were alerted to reports of a drowning in progress at Umhlanga ...

198275 Wilderness
RESCUES  | Published: 20 February 2023

Child drowns at a Wilderness dam

At 14h53, Sunday, 19 February, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at a farm dam inland of Wilderness. ...

15 St Blaize Rescuer
RESCUES  | Published: 14 February 2023

Fatal drowning at Great Brak River mouth near Mossel Bay

At 14h37, Sunday, 12 February, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following reports from the Police Dive Unit of a drowning in progress at De Vette Mossel, near to the Great Brak River Mouth. ...

Boss400
RESCUES  | Published: 6 February 2023

Patient evacuated to hospital from the Bos 400 wreck in Cape Town

On Wednesday 1 February, NSRI Bakoven were alerted following reports of a person injured at the Bos 400 wreck at Maori Bay, between Llandudno and Hout Bay. ...

Nsri durban5
RESCUES  | Published: 2 February 2023

2 surf-skiers rescued 2kms off the coast of Durban

At 18h17, Tuesday, 31 January, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following reports of 2 surf-skiers, on a double surf-ski, overdue from a paddle. ...

Wpid nsri port elizabeth eikos 620x465
RESCUES  | Published: 27 January 2023

Fisherman bitten by a shark

At 19h15, Wednesday, 25 January, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a fishing vessel reporting a crew member (a fisherman) onboard the vessel injured after being bitten by a shark that had been caught ...

News & Stories Categories