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Stn 11 Port Alfred Lotto Challenger
RESCUES  | Published: 27 August 2025

Search and Rescue Operation in Kowie River Ends in Sad Loss of Free Diver

At 08h44, Wednesday, 27 August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew, the SA Police Services and Gardmed ambulance services were activated following reports of a 22 year old man missing in the Kowie River, approximately 3 kilometers upstream from the Kowie River Mouth. ...

Stn 18 Melkbosstrand
RESCUES  | Published: 25 August 2025

An unidentified male has gone missing in the surf:

Rowan Marais, NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander, said: At 13h20, Sunday, 24 August, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a male appearing to be in difficulty in the surf zone at Bloubergstrand Beach, Table View, next to ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 August 2025

A local man recovered from the water is sadly deceased from undetermined causes:

Glen Preston, NSRI Shelly Beach coxswain, said: At 10h21, Saturday, 23 August, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were alerted to reports of a local well known 57 year old male recovered from the surf zone by 2 local Good Samaritans ...

Stn 10 Simons Town
RESCUES  | Published: 24 August 2025

A local husband and wife rescued by NSRI Simon's Town

A husband and wife, on a double surf ski, are commended for using our NSRI SafeTrx phone application that contributed to saving their lives after getting into difficulty and capsizing while on a downwind paddle from Fish Hoek to Millers ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 August 2025

NSRI Durban Rescues Injured Crewman at Sea

Clifford Ireland, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said: At 08h30, Wednesday, 20 August, NSRI Durban duty crew and Red Line Response ambulance services were placed on alert by MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) to prepare for a medical evacuation operation of ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 20 August 2025

A game-changing rescue tool with critical first-response capabilities

Nature’s Valley is one of the most remote areas under the care of NSRI Station 14 in Plettenberg Bay. While its pristine shoreline attracts visitors, its isolation presents a unique challenge for rescue operations: it takes time for boats or ...

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EVENTS  | Published: 20 August 2025

Celebrating 58 years of courage and commitment: NSRI’s annual awards evening

This month, the NSRI gathered for its 58th Annual Awards Evening and AGM, a heartfelt occasion to honour the extraordinary volunteers and brave individuals who risk their lives daily to keep South African waters safe. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 16 August 2025

Rescue crews respond to capsized boat off Shelly Point

Cedric Brown, NSRI Mykonos duty coxswain station, said: At 16h11, Friday, 15 August, NSRI Mykonos and NSRI St Helena Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of at least one man clinging onto a capsized boat offshore of Shelly ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 16 August 2025

NSRI – Durban – Saturday, 13 September. Update aircraft incident - a body located and recovered formal protocols to be observed:

During late Friday night, 12 September, Metro Police Search and Rescue, the SA Police Services and local security attended at Bay of Plenty Beach, Durban, where the body of a man was located and recovered. ...

Stn 11 Port Alfred
RESCUES  | Published: 14 August 2025

A local man is missing after being swept off West Pier while shoreline angling

Aidan Wood, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said: At 20h08, Wednesday, 13 August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports of a local fisherman swept off rocks by waves into the Kowie River Mouth while shoreline angling at ...

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