Every year between March and October (they are arriving early this year), loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) emerge from the warm waters of the Indian Ocean to nest on the northern beaches…
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…
An instructor from 43 Air School has been praised for his role in rescuing six people from a sinking inflatable boat (rubber duck) about 7km from the nearest mainland shore. The NSRI responded and a cargo ship, the closest vessel at the…
UPDATE FRIDAY AT 9pm – full report from the NSRI from spokesperson Craig Lambinon: NSRI – STATION 11, Port Alfred, Friday, 9 August. 2 fishermen swept off the pier suffer severe injuries – PORT ALFRED. Chris Pike, NSRI Port Alfred station…
Ship diverted to pick up life raft Two sailors were rescued and one is presumed drowned after their yacht sank about 2,400km southwest of Cape Town this week, the South African Maritime Safety Authority has confirmed. The sailors were…
The new NSRI Kenton rescue craft, Spirit of Kenton, was launched this week and the NSRI will be operating from Middle Beach during the Easter weekend, 7-10 April 2023. The news was shared by the Rotary Club of Kenton-on-Sea, who have been…
Bay businessman swims out alone to rescue dad, three kids in difficulty at Kelly’s Beach By Faith Mtwana A well-known Eastern Cape businessman has been hailed a hero after saving a family of four from drowning at Kelly’s Beach in Port…
A man swept off West Pier, Port Alfred, owes his life to a combination of a quick response and determination, along with the NSRI’s Pink Buoy project. The man, in his early 20s, was spotted as waves washed him off the pier into the the…
By PHILANI NOMBEMBE A driver fleeing from police in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, jumped into the sea on Friday night and clung onto rocks to evade arrest. A Medi Response search and rescue crew was called in but had to abandon its efforts when…
Rescue officials experienced difficulty retrieving people still trapped underground following a blast at a nonoperational Gupta-owned mine near Middelburg on Thursday. Police spokesperson Brig Leonard Hlathi said mine officials had said…
