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BCMM (Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality) lifeguards, while on duty at Gonubie Beach, were alerted by a man running towards the lifeguards, raising the alarm, reporting a drowning accident almost a kilometer upstream on the Gonubie River.
Cathrine Prentis, NSRI East London station commander, said: At 11h47, Wednesday, 25 December, NSRI East London duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Glen Eden, East London.
The sailing yacht and both her crew are offshore of the Port of East London - they are safe - they were escorted and assisted by NSRI East London from deep sea during the afternoon / conditions are not favourable for them to come into the harbour at present - it appears that they have opted to stay offshore overnight and may come into Port in the morning / the priority is that they are safe - Craig Lambinon NSRI COMMS 0823803800
On Thursday, 21 August, we have managed to intervene to prevent dog ACHI from being euthanised. In cooperation with authorities and the Department of Agriculture Ministers office we are working tirelessly to resolve this matter and save dog ACHI.
On Saturday, 7 June, BCMM (Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality) Aquarium arranged a local fixed wing aircraft (airborne on a flight) to scan the coastline in an effort to spot a Humpback whale trailing a large flotation buoy that had been reported to NSRI on Friday afternoon.
A man has gone missing following reports of a drowning in progress at Bonza Bay Beach, Beacon Bay, East London.
Catherine Prentis, NSRI East London station commander, said: At 18h05, NSRI East London duty crew were activated following reports from BCM (Buffalo City Municipal) lifeguards engaged in a mass rescue operation at Bonza Bay Beach, Beacon Bay, East London.
Cathrine Prentis, NSRI East London station commander, said: At 14h35, Sunday, 1 December, NSRI East London duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress in the surf zone at Eastward Ho, Gonubie.
NSRI teams were involved in a series of operations over the weekend, responding to incidents ranging from towing a whale carcass off the Kommetjie coast to assisting in rescue efforts in East London and on the KZN South Coast.
Severe flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape since June 1, 2024, has caused extensive damage and loss of life. The NSRI has been pivotal in rescue operations, saving numerous lives.
East London, Eastern Cape, following the assistance on Sunday morning on the Buffalo River, where a sailing yacht sunk with a jetty and where NSRI East London saved a passenger barge from sinking (towed safely to moorings), at 12h06, Sunday, 2 June, NSRI East London, SA Police Services, the Police Dive Unit, Police K9 Search and Rescue, Priority Care ambulance services, BCM Traffic Services and emergency services responded 10 flood related incidents at various locations around East London.
4 sailing yacht crew rescued after their sailing yacht started to take on water after reportedly colliding with a container at sea - they were returning to Durban from East London following the completion of the Vasco da Gama Ocean Race 2024 - Durban to East London:
NSRI Station 6, as well as several others in the region, are gearing up for the PE2EL Surfski Challenge, one of South Africa’s most scenic open ocean races, spanning 250 kilometres from Gqeberha to East London.
A man has gone missing at sea after a yacht was located by a tanker where a 57-year-old man from Cape Town reported his brother had gone overboard in rough seas that morning.
On Saturday, 1 October, at around 10h00, NSRI Port Alfred were alerted to an incident that had happened at Kelly's Beach where 4 members of a family were rescued with the assistance of 2 Good Samaritans.