It is a sad day for Station 17 Hermanus. One of our crew members, Thomas Taylor, has passed away. He will be greatly missed around the station as he was always there to give a helping hand. We salute you ...
Queen Mary II visits Durban on Monday 7 February 2011.Would you like to see the Queen Mary II enter and leave the port of Durban from the balcony of our Sea Rescue station?You can’t get closer. It is a unique ...
NSRI CEO Ian Wienburg was about a mile off Granger Bay on-board a Princess this week, just before sunset, when a juvenile southern right whale swam up to the boat. He switched the engines off and grabbed his camera.According to ...
Richards Bay NSRI has had their farewell function for former-station commander Mark Hughes, as he is leaving their station to join Head Office in Cape Town. For the next year Mark will be commuting as his wife Bev will be ...
Liezel van der Westhuizen, SABC Expresso presenter, former idols presenter, former Top Billing presenter, triathlete and model will help the Bakoven crew at the annual Moonstruck fund raiser. The extremely popular event will be held on Clifton’s 4th beach on ...
Sea Rescue – United Kingdom – 25th January, 2011. The Queens Commendation for Bravery to be awarded (posthumously) to Sean Foxcroft:On 29th January, 2011, The Queens Commendation for Bravery will be awarded to Sean Michael Foxcroft (posthumously), at 1400 hrs ...
The City of Cape Town has published its report about the Fish Hoek shark attack that resulted in the death of a man, whose remains were not found. Here are their findings.Following the tragic fatal shark attack on Mr Lloyd ...
Our rescue base in Simon's Town is looking for two volunteers:A lady who is not working and has the time to visit the base 3 times a week to undertake basic admin tasks. She must be computer literate and also ...
Light winds in Table Bay on Saturday made things difficult for the racing fleet but allowed a huge fleet of pleasure craft to send them off.Shortly after midday, the 17 yachts headed past Robben Island in a light south-westerly breeze ...
There is an old African saying that goes: 'The wise eagle that wants to see tomorrow's brightest day must be brave enough to shake the great reptile of the Past awake.'The saying means that if people wish to create a ...
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