Stuart Buchanan receiving his 20 year service award
Erwin (Spooky) Selk receiving his 30 year service award.At the same occasion, False Bay Yacht Club made their annual donation from their club members.
Station Commander, Darren Zimmerman, with FBYC John CowlinEach club member pays an additional R100 a year on their annual subs as a NSRI donation. This year a very generous R61 500.00 and was handed to us by the Clubs Commodore John Cowlin. Through this programme FBYC is our annual fuel sponsor.It was great to have our new CEO, Dr Cleeve Robertson, join us to meet our donors and our crew.
NSRI on stand-by at ship alight in Table Bay
Read MoreDarren Zimmerman, NSRI Simons Town station commander, said: At 20h43, Wednesday, 11 November, NSRI Simons Town duty crew were activated to respond to the NSRI Simons Town station 10 rescue base to prepare to launch rescue craft on an emergency ...
At 17h47, Wednesday, 11 November, NSRI Yzerfontein duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from a local commercial fishing vessel, with 5 local male crew onboard, reporting motor mechanical failure deep-sea offshore of Yzerfontein. ...
Roy Wienand, NSRI Durban coxswain, said: At 11h07, Tuesday, 10 November, NSRI Durban and NSRI Ballito duty crews were activated following reports of an SOS distress signal received from a paddler on a surf-ski 20 nautical miles offshore of Ballito. ...