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Stn 8 hout bay
RESCUES  | Published: 8 August 2024

French U/18 Rugby Player Missing at Diaz Beach

All thoughts, care and compassion are with the family, friends and the French u/18 schools rugby squad following an incident on Wednesday where a 17 year old French Schools rugby team member went missing at Diaz Beach, Cape Point, Cape ...

Milnerton
RESCUES  | Published: 22 July 2024

UPDATE: 2 young men missing in the surf at Milnerton

All care, compassion and condolences are conveyed to families and friends of a 19 year old local male teenager and a 20 year old local man, who went missing yesterday after, we believe, they had reportedly chased after a soccer ...

NSRI Melkbosstrand
RESCUES  | Published: 21 July 2024

UPDATE: An angler missing after reportedly being swept off rocks by a wave

The body of a man located at Small Bay and recovered by Police divers, from rocks on the shoreline at low tide, during the morning of Sunday, 21 July, may be that of a fisherman, an adult male, that went ...

Stn 5 Durban med evac
RESCUES  | Published: 18 July 2024

A Filipino injured male medically evacuated off a ship

Roy Wienand, NSRI Durban station commander, said: At 17h00, Tuesday, 16 July, NSRI Durban duty crew and Netcare 911 ambulance services, were alerted to prepare our NSRI rescue craft, MEX (Maritime Extrication) crew and Netcare 911 rescue paramedics, following a ...

Stn 5 Durban Medivac
RESCUES  | Published: 15 July 2024

An injured seafarer medically evacuated off a ship.

Clifford Ireland, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said: At approximately 09h00, Saturday, 13 July, NSRI Durban received notification of a pending medical evacuation due to be carried out from a bulk carrier motor vessel that heading towards Durban from deep sea. ...

Nsri table bay 9july24
RESCUES  | Published: 9 July 2024

Injured Seafarer Evacuated from Storm-Battered Vessel in False Bay

On July 7, NSRI and EMS teams executed a daring rescue of a 27-year-old injured seafarer from the vessel Rio Grande Express off False Bay. Despite severe storm conditions, the patient was safely evacuated and transported to the hospital. ...

Richards bay rescues rower july24
RESCUES  | Published: 9 July 2024

NSRI Richards Bay rescues man blown off course during rowing training

During a routine exercise on July 6, NSRI rescued Botswana rower Marc Germiquet off Richards Bay. Training for the "World’s Toughest Row," he requested assistance due to unexpected winds. Safely towed to shore, he joined the NSRI team for rugby ...

2023 03 30 Durban Alec Rennie
RESCUES  | Published: 5 July 2024

A Maritime Medical Evacuation

3 July, NSRI Durban duty crew and Netcare 911 ambulance services were activated by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following a request from MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) to evacuate a 25 year old male Filipino seafarer with a medical ...

Station 6 Gqeberha
RESCUES  | Published: 28 June 2024

A seafarer has sadly passed away

Jonathan Tufts, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: A 39-year-old Sri Lankan male seafarer has sadly passed away despite extensive efforts, by NSRI Gqeberha and EC Government Health EMS paramedics, to save the man’s life. ...

Nsri wilderness
RESCUES  | Published: 27 June 2024

Multiple incidents across the Southern Cape and West Coast

Several incidents took place across the Southern Cape including Wilderness, Port Alfred, Storms River and Saldanha Bay. ...

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