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RESCUES  | Published: 27 June 2023

Richards Bay – Man missing

At 09h44, Sunday, 25 June, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Richards Bay Fire and Rescue Services of a drowning in progress at Durnford Beach. ...

Station 25 Hartbeespoort Dam 01
RESCUES  | Published: 20 June 2023

Two deceased in river trip on the Crocodile River

At 14h42, Sunday, 18 June, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam, SRU (Strategic Rescue Unit) and the SA Police Services responded to the Crocodile River, between the Lion Park and Hartbeespoort Dam, following reports of an accident involving canoes on the river with ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 18 June 2023

Southern Suburbs missing man and Weather Alert

On Sunday, 18 June, NSRI Strandfontein assisted the Police Dive Unit and Kirstenhof Police in their ongoing search efforts for Reagan Fredericks, age 30, of Steenberg, who went missing on Wednesday in the Keysers River, vicinity of Steenberg Station and ...

Knysna Injured fisherman airlifted to hospital 11 June 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 12 June 2023

Injured fisherman airlifted to hospital

At 15h56, Saturday, 10 June, NSRI Knysna received a call from a resident of Knoetzie reporting that she had been notified by a car attendant and that he had been notified by an unidentified fisherman, of a local angler who ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 5 June 2023

Incidents at Lamberts Bay, Saldanha Bay and Durban

At 11h26, Friday, 2 June, NSRI Lamberts Bay duty crew were alerted to Pygmy Sperm whale beached at Lamberts Bay Beach inside of the small breakwater. Also, On Friday, 2 June, NSRI Mykonos duty controllers were informed of 5 surf-skiers ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 3 June 2023

Man missing at Maitlands Beach

At 13h38, Friday, 2 June, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Maitlands Beach. The Nelson Mandela Bay water rescue network was activated. NSRI towed the rescue craft Rescue 6 Bravo which was ...

Table Bay Stn 03 Medivac 31 May 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 1 June 2023

WATCH: Patient evacuation off a ship

On Wednesday morning, 31 May, NSRI Table Bay duty crew launched the NSRI Table Bay rescue craft Rescue 3, accompanied by 2 WC Government Health EMS rescue paramedics, to rendezvous at first light with a bulk carrier motor vessel, approximately ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 17 May 2023

Local fisherman sadly deceased

At 07h52, Tuesday, 16 May, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following reports from a local fisherman of a local Catamaran fishing craft found unmanned appearing to have washed onto rocks at Shark Point, West of Shark Point Light. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 14 May 2023

A teenager goes missing in the surf at Port Shepstone

At 07h41, Sunday, 14 May, Municipal lifeguards and NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were alerted following eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Port Shepstone, Oslo Beach. ...

Tsitsikamma Rescue 14 May 2023
RESCUES  | Published: 14 May 2023

14 hikers assisted to safety from the Tsitsikamma hiking trail

NSRI Knysna were alerted by a parent of a hiker, at around 15h27, Friday, 12 May, reporting 14 hikers cut off by the rain affected heavy flowing Lottering River, on the Tsitsikamma hiking trail, on the North Eastern side of ...

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