The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) sixth Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC) Rescue 6 has completed her maiden voyage from Cape Town to her home station in Gqeberha’s port of Port Elizabeth and arrived at 15h30 on 25 September 2024. ...
It’s strange how often a coincidence leads to a circle being closed. ...
The NSRI is set to welcome Mike Vonk as its new Chief Executive Officer in October 2024. Mike succeeds Dr. Cleeve Robertson, who is retiring after an illustrious tenure of over 11 years. ...
The NSRI has the pleasure of announcing that Mike Vonk, with years of experience as an NSRI volunteer and Chief Executive Officer of the George Regional Hospital for the last 13 years, will succeed Dr. Cleeve Robertson as Chief Executive ...
Send us your favourite photograph of NSRI people doing what we do, and you could win an NSRI shop voucher worth R250! ...
The NSRI continues to lead in beach safety innovation with the latest addition to its Beach Safety Camera Network Project: a second shark alarm installed in Plettenberg Bay. ...
After more than a decade at the helm, Dr. Cleeve Robertson, respected CEO of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), is retiring. ...
Find out how a novel advertising campaign by popular fast food chain KFC led (initially) to public confusion and then to a R50 000 donation to the NSRI… ...
Station 6 (Gqeberha) crew and the NSRI bid a poignant farewell to the beloved vessel ‘Spirit of Toft’, who has been with the NSRI since 1998 – and welcome their highly-anticipated new ORC. ...
There is a lot more to the NSRI’s services than water sport and rip current rescues. They also play a vital role in at-sea medical evacuations. ...
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