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Stn 15 Mossel Bay
RESCUES  | Published: 25 February 2026

NSRI Mossel Bay assists boat

NSRI Mossel Bay were alerted Sunday by TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Mossel Bay Harbour Port Control following reports from a private craft of a boat that had lost motor power  requiring assistance. ...

Nsrihermanus boatassisted
RESCUES  | Published: 23 February 2026

NSRI Hermanus assists boat with motor failure

On Saturday, 21 February, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from 4 local men onboard a RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) reporting motor mechanical failure. ...

Bot river laggoon
RESCUES  | Published: 16 February 2026

Man missing following reported drowning in Fisherhaven

A Zimbabwean man, aged 26, has gone missing, reportedly while wading in the Bot River Lagoon. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 16 February 2026

Two medical evacuations for NSRI Gqeberha

NSRI Gqeberha performed two medical evacuations this past weekend, one from a ship on Friday and a second from a fishing trawler on Sunday. ...

Station42 Kleinmond
RESCUES  | Published: 4 February 2026

3 men rescued by fellow fishermen in Betty's Bay

On Tuesday, 3 February, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports of a commercial crayfishing boat capsized offshore of Draadbaai, Stoney Point Nature Reserve, Betty's Bay. ...

Stn 15 Mossel Bay
RESCUES  | Published: 4 February 2026

Man rescued from near drowning in Groot Brak

On Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports from a bystander, at De Vette Mossel Restaurant, Groot Brak, suspecting a man appearing to be in distress offshore beyond the breakers. ...

Palmiet lagoon
RESCUES  | Published: 2 February 2026

Teenager missing at Palmiet Lagoon near Kleinmond

A teenager is missing at Palmiet Lagoon, and in a separate incident police are appealing for any information that may shed light on an event at Draadbaai in Betty’s Bay, where it is suspected that two men may have been ...

Stn 11 Port Alfred
RESCUES  | Published: 2 February 2026

Teenager drowns near Kenton-on-Sea

At 13h29, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew and NSRI crew from the NSRI Port Alfred satellite station Kenton-on-Sea were activated following a request from Police reporting to be on the scene at Boesmansrivier Mouth, Kenton-on-Sea, where a ...

Stn23 Wilderness
RESCUES  | Published: 2 February 2026

Austrian man drowns at Wilderness beach

An Austrian man is sadly deceased following a fatal-drowning accident at Wilderness on Saturday. ...

Ballito panoramic
RESCUES  | Published: 2 February 2026

Spear fisherman injured in Ballito

At 06h15, Saturday, 31 January, NSRI Ballito duty crew and IPSS Medical Rescue were activated to respond to Salmon Bay ski-boat club following reports of a male spear-fisherman injured in a boating accident at Christmas Bay. ...

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