From 22h00, Monday, 22nd April, NSRI Durban and NSRI Ballito assisted the emergency services flood related incidents in the greater Durban area including the assistance at a house collapse in Malvern where it has been confirmed there were sadly 4 fatalities, an adult male, an adult female and 2 children. All emergency Services were deployed, Police, Police
WEST COAST: Morne Dettmer, NSRI Mykonos station commander, said: On Sunday, 21st April, NSRI Mykonos responded to 3 incidents of boats in distress, no one was injured in all of the 3 incidents, and private boats and bystanders helped out in all 3 cases. At 14h17, NSRI Mykonos duty crew and Law Enforcement officers responded
ST LUCIA: Jan Hoffman, NSRI St Lucia station commander, said: At 11h45, Saturday, 20th April, NSRI St Lucia duty crew were activated following reports from Netcare 911 ambulance services who were responding to Jabula Beach, St Lucia, to a drowning in progress. Our NSRI duty crew responded and on arrival on the scene we found
NSRI’s safety tips for the Long Weekend / Easter Weekend The Full Moon Spring Tide peaks on Friday, 19th April, and the Spring Tide effect – a higher than normal high tide and a lower than normal low tide will be in effect throughout the long weekend and last up to towards the end of
CoCT (City of Cape Town) authorities were notified on Sunday afternoon that the whale shark had drifted ashore and was in shallow surf on Camps Bay beach. CoCT Solid Waste Management, in an operation coordinated by CoCT Coastal Management, removed from the whale shark from beach for disposal. Samples have been collected for scientific research. See
Sealegs, Witbank Dam
KLEINMOND: Schalk Boonzaaier, NSRI Kleinmond station commander, said: On Thursday morning, at 11h55, 11th April, NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following reports of a person in difficulty in the surf at Kleinmond main beach. Our NSRI rescue swimmers responded to the scene where we found a retired Johannesburg Dominee, now living in Kleinmond, had
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ROCKY BAY: Kevin Fourie, NSRI Rocky Bay station commander, said: At 12h13, Saturday, 13th April, NSRI Rocky Bay duty crew were activated following reports of people in distress in the surf caught in rip currents at Rocky Bay. We dispatched NSRI rescue swimmers and Ethekwini Municipal Lifesaving lifeguards from Scottsburgh and Med-Evac ambulance services responded.
Jerome Simonis, NSRI Knysna station commander, said: At 06h30, Friday, 12th April, NSRI Knysna duty crew were activated following a request for assistance at the Featherbed Company Paddle Cruiser taking water at her moorings at the Featherbed Company jetty No lives were in any danger, the Paddle Cruiser was not manned at the time and it
WITBANK: Travis Clack, NSRI Witbank station commander, said: At 13h18, Saturday, 06 April, NSRI Witbank duty crew were activated following reports of 2 boats collided on Witbank Dam near to Duvha Bridge. The sea rescue craft Sea Legs was launched and Legacy ambulance services responded. On arrival on the scene we found both Bass Ski-boats on the
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