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2026 04 01 Herolds Bay
RESCUES  | Published: 2 April 2026

Ongoing Search Efforts for Missing Angler at Herolds Bay

NSRI Wilderness and NSRI Mossel Bay duty crews were activated following reports of a local fisherman reportedly swept off rocks by waves in the vicinity of Voelklip, Herolds Bay, while shoreline angling. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 26 March 2026

Good Samaritans rescue a man caught in rip currents

NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated Wednesday following reports of a drowning in progress at Herolds Bay. ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 24 March 2026

Celebrate a Life with Rescue 4

Earlier this month, Rescue 4, a new Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC) built for NSRI Station 4, Mykonos, went into the water for her sea trials – the final proving ground before she begins saving lives off the West Coast. Worth ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 24 March 2026

Maritime Extrication Training in the Trees

The NSRI’s Volunteer Support Centre (VSC) training team, last month, joined forces with Station 46 in Storms River for a maritime extrication refresher session, set high above the forest floor on the platforms of Tsitsikamma Canopy Tours. ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 24 March 2026

The Story Behind Plett’s 85-Year-Old Blitz Siren

In Plettenberg Bay, the sound of a siren drifting across town carries a meaning that locals understand instantly. It signals that the NSRI are responding to an emergency at sea. Cars pull over, conversations pause, and people turn their attention ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 March 2026

NSRI Simons Town assists grounded sailing vessel

NSRI Simons Town duty crew were alerted Monday following reports of a local sailing vessel broken her moorings and adrift, unmanned, and at risk of grounding on rocks, at Simons Town. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 20 March 2026

Medical evacuation for NSRI near the Port of Durban

NSRI Durban duty controllers were alerted Monday by a ship’s agent to a bulk cargo motor vessel requesting a medical evacuation scheduled for approximately 05h30 on Wednesday morning of a 32 year old male, from the Philippines, suffering an Injury ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 16 March 2026

Swimmer in distress rescued

At 07h00, Sunday, 15 March, while NSRI had launched to provide logistics support to a group of jet-skiers we were activated when an NSRI trainee crew person noticed a swimmer in distress in the channel at Pelican Island. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 16 March 2026

NSRI Simons Town assists yacht and two paddlers

NSRI Simons Town duty crew were activated Sunday following a request for assistance from a local yachtsman, a solo sailor, reporting that his sailing yacht had suffered rudder failure while sailing South of Cape Point. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 16 March 2026

Two young men in distress against strong offshore winds get safely back to shore

NSRI Bakoven and NSRI Table Bay duty crews were activated Sunday following eyewitness reports of 2 young males appearing to be in distress offshore of Cosy Bay Beach, Oudekraal. ...

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