At 08h38, Saturday, 23 November, the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated following reports of a whale carcass entangled in fishing nets at a Purse Seiner (fishing boat) approximately 7 nautical miles off-shore of the Port of Port ...
On 14 November, we had the blessing of the new 8.8m RIB at Station 5 Durban, Spirit of Surfski 6. In 2007, Billy Harker, got the Surfski community to join hands and support NSRI after paddler Casper Kruger was rescued ...
RICHARDS BAY:Jacques Kruger, NSRI Richards Bay deputy station commander, said:At 07h58, Friday, 15th November, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following a request for assistance from an International yacht that was taking the ...
On Saturday the 2nd of November 2019 our NSRI Station 18 Melkbosstrand Lifeguards had their annual paddle out to commemorate the life of Joshua and all those who have lost their lives at sea. This has since become a tradition ...
Sea Rescue has enjoyed a long friendship with Rotary which has provided support for a great many crucial life-saving projects. The Rotary Wine Auction in aid of NSRI is a prime example of this partnership. With the generous support, the ...
Our Annual NSRI Golf day was held on 6 September at the Atlantic beach Golf Estate, which was a great success! The funds raised at this Golf day will go towards purchasing more Personal Protective Equipment to keep our volunteer ...
WaveRunners are used to save lives of swimmers who get into trouble in Rip Currents or find themselves in a life-threatening situation close in-shore or when they swim too far out. They are short-range rescue tools and can move in ...
On Tuesday morning, 10th September, the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were alerted by the East London ski-boaters of a 4 meter juvenile Humpback whale entangled in fishing rope 2 nautical miles off-shore of east London.A dive charter boat had ...
Tuesday 27th August, Books flew off the shelf! NSRI Station 6 hosted a talk and book launch of Against All Odds - The Epic Story of the OCEANOS Rescue, by Andrew Pike.A lovely afternoon was enjoyed by all in the ...
On Saturday the 17 August, volunteers, supporters and Rotarians of Rotary Table Bay, Newlands and Hermanus gathered at our temporary Hermanus rescue base to bless their new 6.5 metre vessel Rotarian Burnett. 24 years ago Rotarian Richard Burnett came up ...
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