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SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 23 September 2023

National Safety Alert

The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has forecasted gale-force winds and rough sea conditions at places around the Western and Eastern Cape coastlines, and extending beyond. The NSRI is appealing to seafarers and public members to be cautious.In places, affecting ...

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RIP CURRENTS  | Published: 29 August 2023

Super Blue Moon Spring Tide coming over 30th and 31st August

NSRI are appealing to the public to be cautious around the coastline during the full moon Spring tide that has already begun and peaks during the full moon period over the 30th and 31st of August. ...

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SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 28 July 2023

Safety Alert - Cold front expected to land

NSRI are appealing for public caution over this weekend with cold fronts forecast by SAWS (South African Weather Service) predicted to impact the coastline and inland water ways. ...

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NEWS  | Published: 12 May 2023

NSRI Safety Alert - Cold front expected this weekend

NSRI are appealing for safety during the cold front expected to prevail over the weekend in places around South Africa. ...

Full Moon Spring Tide Alert
SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 5 May 2023

NSRI SAFETY ALERT: The full moon Spring tide

The full moon Spring tide is here, it peaks today, on Friday, the 5th of May, and as normal bathers and sea users are warned to be cautious during the Spring Tides higher than normal high tides and lower than ...

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SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 2 May 2023

MDUMBI – Shark incident

At approximately 14h00, Monday, 1 May, NSRI were notified of a man reported to have been bitten by a shark while free diving at Mdumbi. ...

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SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 2 May 2023

PLETTENBERG BAY: A safety appeal

NSRI Plettenberg Bay would like to commend the swift actions of a concerned eyewitness and our dedicated Coast Watcher team, following reports of a man on a sea kayak appearing to be getting into some difficulties offshore of the Beacon ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 22 April 2023

NSRI HARTBEESPOORT DAM RESPONDS TO CHILD DROWNING INCIDENT

At 10h40, Saturday, 22 April, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam received a distress call reporting a child drowning in progress in a residential swimming pool in Schoemansville. Our NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam rescue swimmers and our NSRI medics, who were nearby at the ...

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SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 28 December 2022

Incidents, a Safety Alert and NSRI CEO's message:

On Tuesday, 27 December, a tragic incident at Wilderness claimed the life a 10 year old girl who suffered a fatal drowning and where her 2 siblings were rescued. Also, Police divers are continuing a search for a 14 year ...

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SAFETY ALERT  | Published: 26 November 2022

SEA RESCUE – STRAND – Friday, 25 November. Shark Alert - Strand:

SHARK ALERT: NSRI and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) are appealing to bathers, paddlers, surfers and sail boarders to be cautious in the Strand vicinity where a large whale carcass has been located close in-shore, on Friday afternoon, 2 ...

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