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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 19 April 2021

Simon's Town abuzz with excitement as NSRI’s new Search and Rescue (SAR) Vessel - The Donna Nicholas - begins her maiden voyage home

The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) second Offshore Rescue Craft began its maiden voyage to its home station in Simon's Town on Saturday, 17th April 2021. The second vessel, which was imported as “hull, deck and bulkheads”, was completed by ...

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EVENTS  | Published: 11 March 2021

Golden Jubilee commemorative book for Mossel Bay

Station 15 (Mossel Bay) celebrates its 50th anniversary on 1 May 2021. It’s a significant milestone that is being commemorated with the publication of what promises to be an exciting, emotional and personally charged collection of stories about the station’s ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 11 March 2021

Grateful thanks to an “old friend” and now Platinum Partner, Vodacom

Vodacom has travelled a long road with the NSRI. We take a look back to when the journey started and how the company has supported Sea Rescue for more than two decades.NSRI CEO Dr Cleeve Robertson has an overwhelming response ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 24 February 2021

NSRI:  Take a tax break that saves lives

NSRI: Take a tax break that saves livesDid you know that your Company donation to the NSRI offers both tax and B-BBEE benefits? Not only would you be saving on tax, but you would also be saving lives.Its a win-win.As ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 29 January 2021

Women take the helm in boatbuilding

The NSRI is making a significant investment in the South African boatbuilding industry by partnering with Two Oceans Marine Manufacturing in a long-term project that will see nine Offshore Rescue Craft (ORCs) being built, seven of them entirely by local ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 29 January 2021

Department of Tourism aids water safety with the donation of 72 Pink Rescue Buoys

The NSRI’s water-safety initiatives have been given a huge boost by the Department of Tourism with the donation of 72 Pink Rescue Buoys and the sponsorship of a lifeguard station in St Helena Bay on the Cape West Coast. St ...

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COMPETITION  | Published: 15 December 2020

Announcing the winners!

Everyone is a winner with NSRI, congratulations!Thank you for supporting the NSRI this year. Because of your generosity, we are all winners! Your support has allowed the NSRI to continue saving lives in 2020. And, we are thrilled to announce ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 14 December 2020

Siya Kolisi, who nearly drowned when he was 12 years old, urges South Africans to “Launch A Legacy” that will save lives for years to come

When Siya Kolisi, Springbok rugby captain, Stormers and Western Province player, was 12 years old, he nearly drowned.Kolisi, says that “there are 600 children who drown in South Africa every year in entirely preventable incidents. In my community, we have ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 16 November 2020

Station 19 Richards Bay - IVS R500k Cheque Handover

16 November 2020Island View Shipping and the shipping fraternity pulled out all the stops to raise R500 000.00 for our station in Richards Bay this year despite the year being plagued by a pandemic and no actual golf day taking ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 8 October 2020

Don’t miss the Rotary Online Wine Auction in support of the NSRI this month

This year, the annual fundraising auction will take place online, making it possible to bid on prize wines – and support a worthy cause – from wherever you are.If lockdown saw you digging deep into your fine-wine collection, here’s your ...

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