NSRI urges caution as equinox spring tide coincides with school holidays and Heritage Day weekend The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is urging beachgoers, anglers and coastal hikers to take extra care this weekend. A full moon…
The NSRI Port Alfred responded around 8.20 this morning to eyewitness reports of a rigid hull inflatable boat capsized in the Kowie River Mouth, with two people in the water. The NSRI dispatched their rescue craft Rescue 11 Alpha along…
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has urged beachgoers to be cautious in and near the ocean during the full moon spring tide. It peaks Thursday, 2 April 2026 and will significantly impact tidal conditions over the Easter weekend,…
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has urged beachgoers to be cautious in and near the ocean during the full moon spring tide. It peaks tomorrow, Monday January 5, 2025 and will significantly impact tidal conditions over this…
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) urges beachgoers to exercise caution during this new moon spring tide, which peaks tomorrow, Saturday 20 December 2025, as it will significantly affect tidal conditions over this weekend. This…
T wo men’s lives were saved at East Beach, Port Alfred, on Wednesday November 26, thanks to the combined efforts of a good Samaritan and the NSRI. Keryn van der Walt, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said at 3.10pm on, Wednesday, NSRI Port…
Police have opened an inquest following the drowning of a man in the Kariega River at Kenton-on-Sea earlier today. The 21 year old man went missing under water while swimming with friends in the near the Kariega River slipway, according…
UPDATE FRIDAY 17/10 AT 9.30pm The sailing yacht and both her crew are offshore of the Port of East London – they are safe – they were escorted and assisted by NSRI East London from deep sea during the afternoon / conditions are not…
This Friday, July 25 2025, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) joins communities across South Africa and around the globe in observing World Drowning Prevention Day, a United Nations and World Health Organisation (WHO) designated day…
A 22-year-old man from East London has died after being rescued from the Kowie River this morning. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon said at 8.44am on Wednesday, August 27, the NSRI Port Alfred duty crew, the South…
UPDATE MONDAY AUGUST 25 (Source: South African Police Service): “We can confirm that today, 25/8 Port Alfred SAPS received a report of a body that was spotted along Port Alfred beach. The body was retrieved from the water and positively…
Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred Station 11 commander, said: NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated on Saturday, 12 July, at 18h37, following reports of a medical emergency onboard a chokka (squid) fishing vessel heading towards Port…
Five people who were hanging on to life in a sinking boat south off Bird Island a month ago can thank the alertness of a young 43 Air School instructor and his trainee pilot for being rescued from choppy seas. Luri Rengane and his trainee…
The NSRI’s Port Alfred Station 11 has been hailed as one of the best managed rescue stations in the country at the 55th anniversary appreciation dinner hosted at Port Alfred River & Ski boat club on Wednesday July 9. Among the guests,…
The NSRI, Police and the Emergency Services are appealing to the maritime community, shoreline anglers, paddlers, sailors and coastal walkers/hikers to be cautious during the cold front currently being experienced around the South Western…
