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NEWS  | Published: 2 October 2024

NSRI Eagerly Anticipates Starlink's High-Speed Broadband Satellite System in South Africa

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is eager to embrace Starlink's high-speed broadband satellite system's transformative impact on its rescue operations and the broader South African community. ...

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 | Published: 30 September 2024

Weather Safety Alert

NSRI, Police and the emergency services, are appealing to the public to be safety conscious on this last day of the school vacation. ...

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NEWS  | Published: 27 September 2024

NSRI’s 6th Offshore Rescue Craft arrives at Gqeberha

The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) sixth Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC) Rescue 6 has completed her maiden voyage from Cape Town to her home station in Gqeberha’s port of Port Elizabeth and arrived at 15h30 on 25 September 2024. ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 23 September 2024

Create a lifesaving legacy

It’s never too late to write or update your will, and it’s not all that costly, even outside of National Wills Week. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 23 September 2024

SafeTRX app saves another life

A relaxing paddle turned into a nerve-wracking experience for a local kayaker. Luckily, he had downloaded the SafeTRX app. ...

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MEDIA RELEASE  | Published: 23 September 2024

Rescue 6 starts sea trials ahead of Gqeberha delivery

Three years ago, the first fully South African-built Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC), launched by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), made its way to Station 17 in Hermanus. ...