Kim Germishuys reports on training with the Air Mercy Service's helicopter Skymed 2 which was conducted at Station 23, Wilderness. It included volunteers from Station 29 ( Air Sea Rescue unit) helicopter rescue swimmers from Mossel Bay, Wilderness, Knysna & ...
Yesterday, Saturday 16 May 2015, a group of friends gathered in Harbour Island, Gordon's Bay, to say a final goodbye to the late Irene Riley as her ashes were scattered from the rescue boat named in honour of her late ...
Robin Fortuin, the Strandfontein NSRI volunteer who saved six people from a rip current in December 2013 was honoured at his rescue base tonight, 15 May 2015.Robin got a job as a lifesaver in Abu Dhabi shortly after his heroic ...
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The builders have started to work on site at what will be the new Kommetjie Sea Rescue base. Below are some pictures - taken today Tuesday 12 May - that can be downloaded for media use from the Sea Rescue ...
Sea Rescue volunteers from Cape St Francis and Port Elizabeth took part in an exercise with 15 Squadron - Charlie Flight on Saturday.The training included dry hoisting, working with long-lines and pacing a rescue boat with the helicopter. Our coxswains ...
The NSRI First Aid conference has kicked off in Cape Town with a representative from each station around the country attending. Topics including Emergency Maritime Care, eLearning, standardisation of equipment and training to ensure best practice will be discussed. The ...
Yesterday the agreements were signed and the long awaited building of Kommetjie's rescue base starts today. By November the Station 26 volunteers will be in their new home! The Kommetjie base building project is signed: left to right from NSRI ...
Urgent Maritime Navigational Hazard floating off-shore of Cape Point:NSRI are urging fishermen and vessels at sea off the Cape Peninsula and False Bay Coast to be cautious and aware of a large capsized vessel floating semi-submerged last known to be ...
Nicholas Mortley, a 17 year old Rondebosh Boys High School pupil, has raised R30 000 for Sea Rescue after taking part in the annual Freedom Day swim from Robben Island to Big Bay.Nicholas did the 7,5 km swim last year ...
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