Station 18 Melkbosstrand’s Bravo crew did a training session last weekend on the Bulk Carrier Sophie while she was moored at H berth in Cape Town Harbour.The scenario was that we had to treat numerous medical injuries. The ship’s crew ...
Dr Deborah Robertson-AnderssonIt’s that time of the year when the stormy sea conditions off the Cape coast line wash juvenile (and occasionally sub-adult) turtles onto the beaches of the Western Cape where they are discovered by concerned members of the ...
A group of 11 surf-skiers were escorted into Richards Bay by our rescue boats, The Spirit of Richards Bay, The Spirit of Round Table and Rotary Ann after they paddled 250 km from Kosi Bay to Richards Bay to raise ...
Last night was the official retirement party for our Operations Director Allan Cramb. The Cape Town Rifles ( Dukes) mess at the Castle was a great place to celebrate Allan’s contribution to Sea Rescue and to wish him well in ...
KwaZulu-Natal bathers need to be cautious as shark nets have been removed from most beaches due to the annual sardine run.This is done each year as a precaution to prevent sharks and dolphins from getting caught in the nets while ...
The Cedar Spar in Bothasig is a great supporter of NSRI. They really go the extra mile by having a NSRI collection boat at every single till point. This week on our rounds collecting the donations we were thrilled to ...
Twelve Volunteers from the NSRI SRHU, Simons Town, Gordons Bay, Cape Town, Melkbos and Hout Bay stations attended at Swift Water Rescue Training course run by Metro Rescue. The course ran over 2 days at the Palmiet River near Betty's ...
Sea Rescue – National – Tuesday, 28th June, 2011The New Moon on the 01st July, 2011, brings a spring tide and in the middle of school holidays the concern is raised that school learners on vacation along the coast are ...
Ian Hamilton, NSRI Mossel Bay duty controller, said: 'At 03h21 (Sunday 26th June, 2011) the volunteer duty crew were activated by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports from the local 40 meter fishing trawler Emmanuel drifting towards shore and ...
UPDATE: Monday 27 June.A search on Monday, for 5.5 hours, by a fixed wing aircraft revealed no further sign of Frenchman Adrien Rondel-Cellier, from St Martin, Guadeloupe, and at 17h00 the search was again suspended.Just after 18h15 communications with the ...
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