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Young Humpback Whale Saved From Fishing Rope Tangle Off Cape Recife (Again)

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuySeptember 17, 2025September 16, 2025 457 0

Thanks to a group effort and many helping hands, there’s been another successful save at sea!   Gqeberha, South Africa (17 September 2025) – A young humpback whale has been…

Team Effort Saves Humpback Whale Near Gqeberha

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuySeptember 4, 2025September 4, 2025 6,177 0

Fishermen and NSRI rescuers worked together to free a humpback whale trapped in ropes off Cape Recife; a powerful story of teamwork at sea.   Gqeberha, South Africa (04 September…

Double Rescue as Two Humpback Whales Freed from Fishing Gear in Eastern Cape

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyJuly 25, 2025July 25, 2025 507 0

Two humpback whales, one adult, one juvenile, were successfully freed from fishing gear in separate rescue operations off the Eastern Cape. Eastern Cape, South Africa (25 July 2025) – It…

Free to Swim Again, Humpback Whale Rescued in West Coast Disentanglement Operation

by TYLER LEIGH VIVIER@tylerleighvJune 19, 2025June 19, 2025 2,797 0

A heartwarming collaboration between three NSRI bases and the South African Whale Disentanglement Network saw the rescue of an exhausted humpback whale, freed from its entanglements.   West Coast, South…

Whale Saved off Eastern Cape Coast in Dramatic Rescue

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJune 9, 2025June 9, 2025 940 0

A young Humpback whale entangled in fishing gear off South Africa’s Eastern Cape has been freed in a dramatic rescue by SAWDN and NSRI.   East London, South Africa (09…

Another Juvenile Whale Saved from Entanglement in Western Cape

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuy October 24, 2024June 9, 2025 492 0

The South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) and NSRI joined forces to help a juvenile whale entangle in a vessel’s mooring strops.   False Bay, South Africa (24 October 2024)…

Juvenile Humpback Whale Saved in Disentanglement Operation

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvSeptember 25, 2024June 9, 2025 512 0

The SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers and NSRI Simonstown crew helped save a juvenile humpback whale recently.   Simonstown, South Africa (25 September 2024) – A young Humpback whale…

SA Whale Disentanglement Network Work to Save Whale in Hermanus

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJuly 4, 2024June 9, 2025 2,452 0

The South African Whale Disentanglement Network worked to save a whale caught with a fishing line entangled around its flukes.   Hermanus, South Africa (04 July 2024) – James Janse…

Two Whales Saved in Two Days by South African Whale Disentanglement Network

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvFebruary 4, 2022June 9, 2025 1,353 0

Two whales have been rescued in the space of two days thanks to South African Whale Disentanglement Network volunteers and the NSRI.   Western Cape (04 February 2022) – The…

Rescue Team Successfully Untangle Whale Anchored to Sea Bed

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvDecember 17, 2021June 9, 2025 1,554 0

The South African Whale Disentanglement Network completed a time-sensitive rescue of an 11-metre Humpback Whale, untangling it before it got the chance to swim away.   West Coast, South Africa…