A 52 year-old German kite-surfer was rescued by his friends and NSRI volunteers after being knocked unconscious in an accident yesterday, … More
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14 fishermen rescued after trawler sinks
The crew on board Freesia, a fishing trawler, rescued 14 fishermen on a life raft off Cape Point early this morning, 19 … More
Josh Kerr takes Big Wave title in monstrous waves
Image Credit: © WSL/ Hallman Photographer: Richard Hallman Josh Kerr (AUS), longtime competitor on the elite World Surf League … More
Don’t set off Chinese lanterns
The NSRI has appealed to everyone nationally not to set off Chinese lanterns as they are mistaken for red distress … More
22 people drowned, 19 rescued in rip currents over season
Rip currents claimed 22 lives and the NSRI volunteers rescued 19 people nationally from rip currents in the first week of 2016. … More
St Francis Chronicle New Year 2016 , January edition, is now online
The New Year 2016 – January edition – of St Francis Chronicle is now available online for our readers … More
Six die in Thornhill accident
Six people died after the driver of a For54d Bantam bakkie allegedly lost control of his vehicle in Thornhill yesterday, … More
Women and a seal rescued in JBay
Two JBay surfers rescued two 25 year- old Pretoria women who were being swept out to sea by rip currents … More
Man rescued from near drowning at Gamtoos
A 38 year old Uitenhage man was rescued from the surf at Gamtoos River Mouth yesterday, 1 January 2016., by … More
Fireworks are banned in Kouga!!
The discharge of fireworks is not allowed anywhere in the Kouga region. This is according to a statement received from Kouga Municipality today. “We … More
JBay beach closed owing to shark scare yesterday
Kabeljous Beach, Jeffreys Bay, was closed owing to a shark scare there yesterday, 27 December. NSRI Jeffreys Bay launched … More
Another car shoots off the Sand River Bridge
Yet another car went over the temporary bridge over the Sand River outside St Francis Bay in the early hours … More
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