The brand new 6,5 metre 'Spirit of the Vines', sponsored by Rotary Newlands and Rotary Table Bay, was delivered to NSRI Melkbosstrand this weekend. Amidst much excitement, she had a good run in the bay and then across Table Bay ...
There are few boats that get treated with such loving care as a Sea Rescue vessel. But then there are few boats that are expected to perform as flawlessly, often under extreme conditions, as one of these yellow and red ...
The Sea Rescue Souvenir Shop next to the Rescue base in the V&A Waterfront has been a favourite of locals and tourists for years. It is a great place to get unique “rescue clothing' and at the same time support ...
Cape Agulhas, located at the very southern tip of Africa itself is home to NSRI Station 30 and its team of dedicated volunteers. Headed up by Shane Kempen the base has various rescue assets. Firstly there is Vodacom Rescuer VII ...
Last night two flares were fired close inshore, or from the rocks at Oudekraal. Spirit of Rotary Table Bay was launched and searched the area after the flares were sited by many people, two of whom took bearings on them ...
Tuesday, 07 September, 2010. Search for tourist teenager missing while swimming. Mark Thompson, Sea Rescue Bakoven station commander, said: “At 16h49 Sea Rescue Bakoven volunteers were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Camps Bay Beach. “Sea Rescue ...
Four surfers left the water as fast as they could on Saturday 4 September after a shark, estimated to be 5 metres in length, swam close to them. The surfers were at Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay, about 150 meters off ...
Sea rescue volunteers are often the unsung heros. They launch late at night and in filthy weather to save lives at sea.Now, thanks to the dedicated efforts of PlusPlusMinus, their work will be showcased in this interactive website. Understanding the ...
After the tragic drowning of a fisherman last month, the community of Elands Bay formed a committee to come up with a plan to try and prevent future disasters.Sea Rescue’s educational programme, WaterWise, visited the community of Elands Bay fishermen ...
Spring has sprung, and as we start to think about packing away our winter clothes, the whales are arriving in large numbers. For weeks now locals have been entertained by breaching in False Bay and further up the east coast ...
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