NSRI

18/10/2026

14/10/2026

Answer your phone… it could be us! 📞🎉

This Friday, 16 October, two lucky supporters will get a call they’ll never forget! We'll be announcing the winners of:

🚗 A brand-new Suzuki Jimny 5-door in our second Cars4Good draw.
💰 R150,000 in our second Monthly Giving Grand Prize draw.

Two incredible prizes. Two very happy winners. Could you be one of them? 🤞

Thank you to everyone who has entered. Every Cars4Good and Monthly Giving entry helps us continue building a water-safe nation.

Good luck!

14/10/2026

Five paddlers who became lost in dense fog off the Atlantic Seaboard on Tuesday, 13 October, are safe after a SafeTRX emergency alert from one of their group led NSRI crews to them 1.3 nautical miles off Clifton.

https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/10/5-paddlers-lost-in-dense-fog-safely-rescued-off-clifton/

14/10/2026

When Graham Howes’ family experienced the devastating loss of someone they loved, the NSRI’s efforts to find him left a lasting impression.

Now, that connection is helping create something that will carry Graham’s name forward.

Spirit of Graham Howes, a Gemini 5.5-metre rescue RIB being built for Station 16 Strandfontein, is expected to join the NSRI fleet later this year.

For a family whose lives were so closely connected to the ocean, it is a meaningful way to honour Graham’s memory: a rescue craft that will head out onto the water with a purpose, helping bring others safely home.

Read Graham’s story and find out more about the vessel being built in his honour: https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/09/in-memory-of-graham-howes-new-rescue-vessel-to-carry-his-legacy/

13/10/2026

https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/10/atlantic-seaboard-tuesday-13-october-5-paddlers-lost-in-dense-fog-have-been-safely-rescued/

13/10/2026

A Week of Life-Saving Missions: Every week, our volunteer rescue crews respond to emergencies across South Africa, from our coastlines to inland waters.
Here’s a look at some of the rescues, images, and moments from the past week that reflect their courage, skill, and unwavering commitment to saving lives. To read more incredible stories from the world of the NSRI, visit our news page here: https://www.nsri.org.za/news-stories

13/10/2026

NSRI Richards Bay volunteer crew assisted two foreign sailing yachts over Sunday and Monday. A British couple needed help getting their yacht across a shallow channel to the Zululand Yacht Club in strong winds, and a New Zealand couple were towed to safe moorings after their yacht’s motor failed in the harbour channel. Both crews and their yachts reached safety without incident.

12/10/2026

Twenty-four people. Ten countries. One shared goal: preventing drowning.

In September, lifesaving leaders from around the world came together at NSRI headquarters in Cape Town for the RNLI’s Leaders in Lifesaving course, co-hosted with the NSRI for the first time.

The week brought together organisations facing different challenges, but many of the same questions: how can we strengthen leadership, share knowledge and find better ways to prevent drowning?

Because the work to save lives does not stop at borders.

Read more about the course and the people working together to make our waters safer:
https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/09/ten-countries-one-goal-preventing-drowning/

11/10/2026

NSRI Kleinmond duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a drowning in progress at Kleinmond Main Beach Lagoon.
https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/10/nsri-kleinmond-responds-to-child-drowning-at-kleinmond-lagoon/

09/10/2026

Eight years ago, *Alick Rennie* became the first of a new generation of Offshore Rescue Craft to join the NSRI fleet.

Today, eight ORCs have been built, with the programme now complete.

The journey represents a significant investment in the future of maritime rescue, giving NSRI crews vessels designed to travel further offshore, operate in challenging conditions, and support increasingly demanding rescue operations.

From the first vessel to the last, the programme has built the capability needed to serve South Africa’s waters for decades to come.

Read the full story behind the fleet renewal programme: https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/09/looking-back-at-the-fleet-renewal-programme-that-began-with-alick-rennie/

09/10/2026

Two local men are safe and unhurt after NSRI St Lucia crew brought them ashore from a fishing ski-boat that suffered steering failure in the surf zone off Ingwe Beach on Monday, 5 October.

25/08/2026

Station 40 St Lucia is looking for new volunteers to join the NSRI.

You don’t have to go to sea to make a difference. We’re looking for people who can contribute as seagoing crew, rescue swimmers, shore crew, with our Pink Buoy programme, maintenance, administration and more.

If you’re between 18 and 60, have your own transport and are available on weekends, we’d love to hear from you.

Volunteer today and become part of the NSRI St Lucia team.

Get in touch: [email protected] | Whatsapp: 063 699 2722

28/07/2026

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13/02/2026

09/02/2026

🚨 PLEASE HELP PROTECT OUR PINK RESCUE BUOYS 🚨
Along our coastline you’ll see our pink rescue bouys – bright, simple and very important. They are placed at high-risk areas so that anyone can grab one and use it to help someone in trouble in the water before NSRI crews arrive.

These rescue devices are there to:

🛟 Provide immediate flotation

🛟 Buy precious time in an emergency

🛟 Help prevent drownings

Sadly, many of our pink rescue bouys at NSRI Station 40 St. Lucia are being stolen or removed.

They are not souvenirs, decorations, or keepsakes.

⚠️ Taking one could mean that when the next emergency happens, there is nothing there to help — and that could cost someone their life.

We urgently ask the public to:

🔹 Be vigilant along the coast

🔹 Politely stop anyone you see trying to take one

🔹 Let us know immediately if you notice a pink rescue bouy is missing

These simple tools save lives.

Please help us keep them where they belong — ready for the next rescue.

💙 Thank you for standing with NSRI and helping us keep our coastline safer

14/12/2025

The NSRI Fundraising and Marketing Team will be in St. Lucia the 14th of December, Cape Vidal the 15th of December.

They are working hard to raise funds that help us stay rescue-ready.

Thank you for supporting Sea Rescue🚨

10/12/2025

NSRI KZN REGIONALS 2025.
This year's regional training was hosted by both Station 19 Richards Bay and Station 40 St.Lucia.

Great to see all the KZN Station’s coming together for a phenomenal training weekend. Seeing everyone in action.

Thank you to NSRI, NSRI, NSRI, Station 20 (Shelly Beach), Station 32 (Port Edward), NSRI, NSRI, and Station 50 (Umhlanga) and to everyone involved.

10/12/2025

Station 40 training hard on the beach to be ready for the unexpected.

09/12/2025

From all of us at Station 40 St.Lucia. Happy birthday Jan Hofman. 🎂 Thank you for your vast contribution to our station and crew. Wishing you an amazing year ahead.