24 September 1951 - 30 August 2011Ray Farnham, Sea Rescue’s long time Plettenberg Bay station commander, passed away last night after a long battle with leukemia.Ray, affectionally known on the station as “Old Man,” served at Plett NSRI for 2 ...
On Sunday morning NSRI volunteers at Plettenburg Bay launched their Discovery Rescue Runner , Airlink Rescuer and Sally Joan to pay the last respects to Tim van Heerden who passed away after being bitten by a shark at lookout beach.After ...
NSRI is urging bathers, surfers and paddlers along the False Bay coastline, predominantly between Macassar and Fish Hoek, to be aware of increased White Shark activity.Shark researchers are again noticing the annual trend, where White Shark activity shifts away from ...
You can now order your 2011 Christmas cards online. Here is how:1 Click on the “ Donate Now” button on the top right of this page.2 under the heading ‘please make an online donation’ click “ Donate Now”3 In the ...
Rawson Properties’ brand manager, Honorata Saar, and the financial director of the Rawson Property Group, Calum Wedge, have given a cheque for just over R20 000 to the NSRI Witsand, of which their Witsand franchisee, Leon Pretorius is a member.The ...
NSRI is attending the World Maritime Rescue Congress 2011 in Shanghai, China from 24-28 August.The congress is held every four years and brings together maritime rescue organisations from around the world through the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF).The International Maritime ...
Melkbosstrand volunteer Kim Germishuys reports on a recent surf training session:'The Alpha Duty crew from NSRI Station 18 Melkbosstrand conducted surf training with the 4.2 zapcat ‘Men’s Health Rescuer’ as their ‘on-duty’ training.The surf was quiet powerful and the waves ...
Congratulations to Deputy Fire Chief Deon Van Wyk who has been announced as the 2011 Centrum Guardian winner. And well done to the Wilderness NSRI volunteers for the rescue of the two teenagers from behind the waterfall that they were ...
WaterWise educators were asked to visited Morrisdale primary school in Ceres after 11 year old Bradley de Leeuw tragically drowned in a well-known swimming hole called Koffiegat. The boy slipped as he was crossing the river with an adult and ...
Karel Tarentaal, 'n gr.7-leerder van Rabie Primer (naby De Doorns) vertel tydens 'n WaterWise werkswinkel, hoe hy onlangs iemand se lewe gered het. Hy noem dat sy maat glad nie geskeeu of om hulp geroep het nie! Hy het net ...
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