Danie Smit was awarded the Distinguished Service Certificate for bravery during a rescue at Cape St Blaize, Mossel Bay, on 19 March 1998. Danie joined NSRI in 1987 and recently retired from active duty due to poor health
Spirit of Surfski 3 Blessing Ceremony
Read MoreA routine sunset cruise off Green Point developed into a rescue operation on Saturday evening when a local commercial charter vessel reported taking on water with 37 people onboard. Multiple NSRI stations, volunteer crews, commercial vessels, and port authorities responded ...
A father (50) and his nine-year-old son were safely rescued by NSRI Station 34 Yzerfontein after becoming stranded on rocks offshore at Ganzekraal when the Spring high tide cut off their route back to shore. ...
A local man has died following a drowning accident at Leentjiesklip Beach, Wilderness, after two fathers went into the water to help their teenage sons caught in rip currents. The two teenagers and the other father were rescued ...