Our Strandfontein Surf Rescue team were practicing their patient pickups using the new 1800 WaveRunner and sled off Strandfontein this weekend. Grant Grove (on the sled) and Dermot Ryan (on the WaveRunner) put themselves and their equipment through the paces. When a call for help is received, every second counts and the Surf Rescue crew’s training kicks in. Free Online Skippers Guide course
Read MoreThe NSRI has reached a new milestone in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the installation of the metro's first three Pink Rescue Buoys at high-risk points around North End Lake, marking the start of a drowning prevention drive for the area's ...
Navigating through 3 to 4 metre swells 8 nautical miles off the Port of Port Elizabeth, NSRI Gqeberha crew carried out a challenging maritime medical evacuation before dawn on Wednesday, 22 July, bringing an injured seafarer safely to hospital. ...
A 38-year-old seafarer is recovering in hospital after a dramatic multi-agency rescue in Table Bay on Wednesday, 22 July, made possible by the swift action of a local fishing vessel that answered a call for help over the marine radio ...