Easter weekend marked the close of the 2025/2026 NSRI lifeguarding season, wrapping up sustained effort from lifeguards across South Africa’s coastline. Looking back, Lifeguarding Operations Manager Rebecca Carter-Smith describes it as “one of our most demanding, but also one of ...
Rescue 4 is finally home and ready to serve the Mykonos coastline for decades to come. ...
Durban offshore search underway after seven stowaways go overboard from container ship, six rescued while NSRI launches night operation for one missing man ...
At 20h20, Saturday, 18 April, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were alerted by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) following a request from MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) to prepare for a medical evacuation operation. ...
At 06h12, Wednesday, 15 April, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from a fishing trawler reporting a 60 year old local fisherman, crewman, onboard injured after falling down stairs onboard. ...
At 09h35, Saturday, 11 April, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a boat capsized in the surf zone offshore of Sundays River Mouth. ...
Sunday, 12 April, NSRI St Helena Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local 5-metre fishing craft with two fishermen onboard, reporting engine failure approximately 3 nautical miles offshore of Sandy Point Lighthouse. ...
A busy weekend on the water saw NSRI Table Bay crews respond to two separate yacht emergencies, where quick thinking and coordinated teamwork ensured the safe return of both vessels and their crews ...
The NSRI responded to reports of a man in distress in the surf zone at a beach in St Lucia. Eyewitnesses initially reported visual contact with a man appearing to be in difficulty in the water. NSRI duty crew and ...
Tuesday, 7 April, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Strandfontein duty crew were alerted to a suspected drowning in progress at Monwabisi Beach. ...
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