NSRI

Kristo Kritzinger, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said: At 15h45, Sunday, 4 October, NSRI Jeffreys Bay and NSRI Gqeberha duty crews were activated following a request for assistance from Kouga Fire and Rescue Services responding to the Kouga River, near to the Kouga Dam, Patensie, with EC Government Health EMS, to evacuate a patient, with …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 20h36, Tuesday, 8 September, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance made to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) from a local Chokka fishing boat reporting a local adult male fisherman onboard suffering a medical complaint. EC Government Health EMS had been activated …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 18h07, Tuesday, 2 September, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were placed on alert following reports on the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) water rescue committee of a manganese side tipper truck and trailer gone into the harbour, partially submerged under water, at Coega Port, Gqeberha. NSRI crew stood by …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: At 16h11, Saturday, 22 August, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew launched the NSRI rescue craft Bay Guardian, accompanied by NSRI MEX (Maritime Extrication) crew and EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedics, responding to rendezvous with a cargo motor vessel, heading towards Gqeberha, with a 52 year old male …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: At 14h52, Saturday, 15 August, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew, while on station conducting routine training, were activated following reports to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a dog in distress offshore of Pollock Beach. The NSRI craft Rescue 6 Alpha was launched while CWR (Coastal Water Rescue) …

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and North End Business Cluster lead local drowning prevention drive with first Pink Rescue Buoys installed in Nelson Mandela Bay. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) on 24 July 2026 welcomed the installation of the first three Pink Rescue Buoys in Nelson Mandela Bay, marking the start of a …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: At 18h35, Saturday, 25 July, our NSRI rescue craft Bay Guardian was launched, accompanied by MEX (Maritime Extrication) crew and an EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic, for a maritime medical evacuation operation of a 27 year old Filipino male seafarer suffering a medical condition onboard a …

At 08h23, Sunday, 26 July, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) capsized in the Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, with 2 people reported to be in the water. Our duty crew responded to our NSRI Port Alfred station 11 rescue base where the NSRI …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: At 04h15, Wednesday, 22 July, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from a bulk carrier motor vessel, at the time heading towards Algoa Bay from the South. Communications, in cooperation with the motor vessel, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), MRCC (Maritime …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: At 06h15, Monday, 20 July, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew launched the NSRI rescue craft Rescue 6 Alpha, accompanied by NSRI MEX (Maritime Extrication) crew and an EC Government Health EMS rescue paramedic, responding to a bulk carrier motor vessel offshore in Algoa Bay, to conduct a maritime …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 04h20, Sunday, 12 July, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following reports from TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) Port of Port Elizabeth Port Control of an urgent request for a medical emergency response to a 46 year old male Filipino seafarer suffering a medical emergency onboard a …

Jean-Pierre Du Plessis, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said: At 12h46, Saturday, 27 June, NSRI Port Alfred and the NSRI Port Alfred satellite rescue station NSRI Kenton-On-Sea duty crews were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Kenton-On-Sea Main Beach. Our NSRI Port Alfred rescue vehicle and NSRI Port Alfred and NSRI …

Patrick Brown, NSRI Gqeberha duty coxswain, said: At 13h48, Monday, 22 June, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew and EC Government Health EMS were tasked to prepare for a maritime medical evacuation operation, scheduled to take place later in the afternoon, for an injured 46 year old male Filipino seafarer from a bulk carrier motor vessel approaching …

Kevin Warren, NSRI Gqeberha duty coxswain, said: At 07h52, Saturday, 13 June, our NSRI Gqeberha rescue craft Bay Guardian and Rescue 6 Alpha were launched on a medical evacuation operation offshore in Algoa Bay. NSRI Gqeberha and EC Government Health EMS had been alerted earlier, in cooperation with NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), an EMS …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 18h09, Friday, 29 May, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a 16 meter tug motor vessel reporting electrical motor mechanical failure with no motor power offshore of Cape Recife. The Master of the vessel confirmed that their were a total of …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 20h00, Thursday, 21 May, NSRI Gqeberha were alerted by a ships agent requesting assistance for a patient with a medical condition onboard a motor vessel bulk carrier approaching towards Algoa Bay from deep-sea. NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) was alerted and MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) coordinated …

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) invites you to brave the cold and take a dip for our cause by participating in a winter solstice plunge to raise vital funds. NSRI volunteers are on duty year-round, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice, even on the coldest day of the year. As the …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: On Friday, 15 May, at 14h20, NSRI Gqeberha were alerted to two NMU (Nelson Mandela University) research vehicles reportedly stuck on the beach while conducting research. One vehicle was reportedly close to Sundays River Mouth and the second vehicle approximately 30 kilometers up the beach towards Woody Cape. …

Armand Joubert, NSRI Jeffreys Bay deputy station commander, said: At 12h58, Thursday, 14 May, NSRI Jeffreys Bay were activated following reports of 2 men trapped on a island (of a downed tree and debris) in the middle of the Gamtoos River, near to Patensie, Eastern Cape. NSRI St Francis Bay had received the initial call …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha duty coxswain, said: At 10h59, Friday, 8 May, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from 2 local men on a 30 foot boat on the Sundays River reporting motor mechanical failure – they had put out their anchor that was not holding and they reported to …

Ian Gray, NSRI Eastern Cape Regional Representative, said: At 01h40, Friday, 8 May, NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) and NSRI Oyster Bay duty crew were initially activated following reports of multiple persons and animals trapped by rising waters, from heavy rainfalls, at Kingsway Resort, on the Gamtoos River, near Jeffreys Bay. Additional calls, raising the …

NSRI St Francis Bay, in cooperation with local marine operators and Kouga Municipality, Police and the emergency services, are appealing for caution in and around the Kromme River, Estuary and Kromme River Mouth. Heavy rainfalls are affecting the Kromme River from upstream, from Tsitsikamma to the river mouth in St Francis Bay, with flooding in …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: At 02h30, Wednesday, 6 May, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) security office reporting a security guard trapped in a building on the shoreline below the M4 Freeway at the North End Lighthouse. NSRI rescue …

Michael Wilson, NSRI Gqeberha duty coxswain, said: 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. Our NSRI rescue craft Rescue 6 Alpha was launched while our NSRI rescue vehicle, towing our NSRI rescue craft JetRIB, CWR …

St Francis Bay – Wednesday, 18 March. A fisherman is recovering in hospital following a critical medical episode: Louwrens Bezuidenhout, NSRI St Francis Bay deputy station commander, said: At 06h06, Tuesday, 17 March, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following a request for urgent medical assistance from the skipper of a local chokka …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 07h04, Sunday, 15 March, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from a local fishing vessel reporting a crewman onboard seriously injured in a fall onboard the fishing vessel. At that stage they were offshore of Maitlands and were making best speed …

Paul Hurley, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said: At 11h32, Tuesday, 10 March, NSRI NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from a local Chokka fishing boat reporting a crewman onboard suffering a medical condition. Our NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew and Rapid EMS (REMS) ambulance …

Simon Williams, NSRI Gqeberha deputy station commander, said: On Tuesday, 24 February, at 05h45, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew tasked by MRCC to prepare for the medical evacuation of a 37 year old male, a Chinese seafarer, suffering a medical condition, from a motor vessel bulk carrier. At that stage the vessel was 20 nautical miles …

Mark Dawson, NSRI Gqeberha station commander, said: At 09h23, Monday, 16 February, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated by MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) reporting a 25 year old Filipino male seafarer suffering a medical condition onboard a bulk carrier motor vessel that was heading towards Gqeberha and at that stage 32 nautical miles South …