Children learn the emergency number 10177 during a WaterWise class.The final stats are in, and the amazing team of WaterWise Instructors have reached 187 028 children for NSRI's financial year 2013 / 2014. This is by far and away a new record.The WaterWise Academy has trained an incredible 469 539 children in water safety, peer rescue and how to do basic CPR since inception of the project in 2006!Well done to all our Instructors!
Boat capsizes, Port Edward, and boat assisted, Durban:
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. ...