The NSRI recovered the body of a female, believed to be a teenager at Mossel Bay on Monday 21st January.
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) activated the NSRI after receiving a report from eye -witnesses of a body floating in the water off-shore of Mossel Bay Point.
The body has not yet been identified and is currently in the care of Forensic Pathology Services.
Police are currently investigating the incident.