NSRI volunteers rescued 23 stranded farm workers and families from severe flooding between Worcester and Rawsonville in May.
A Port Alfred man died and his grandson from Gauteng was rescued after their boat capsized at the Kowie River Mouth on 26 July.
An injured 24-year-old Chinese seafarer was safely evacuated by the NSRI from a bulk carrier off the Gqeberha coast in challenging sea conditions.
Search teams are continuing efforts to find a 24-year-old Greytown man who disappeared after being swept out to sea at Alkantstrand in Richards Bay.
A local community is in mourning after a three-year-old toddler tragically lost his life after falling into a storm water reservoir pond in New Horizons.
Brave swimmers and enthusiastic supporters turned out for NSRI Station 18’s Solstice Swim, raising funds while celebrating community spirit and lifesaving work.
Three overseas tourists were rescued from a near-drowning at Kenton-on-Sea beach in Eastern Cape and discharged from hospital after treatment.
A paddler reported missing off Bloubergstrand was rescued after a major search operation and treated for hypothermia before being taken to hospital.
A massive, multi-agency search operation swung into gear, with rescue boats slicing through the swells. But the “distressed pilot” wasn’t a human.
Premier Alan Winde visited the NSRI Volunteer Support Centre to thank crews who rescued dozens of flood-stranded residents across the Western Cape.