The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) Survival Swimming lessons have returned at certain Municipal Swimming Pools in the KwaZulu-Natal region after an extended winter break. ...
At 09h53, Monday, 31 October, NSRI Table Bay duty crew were alerted to prepare to patient evacuate a 29 year old Ukranian crewman suffering a medical complaint onboard a tug boat motor vessel towing an oil refinery vessel. ...
The Oceans 8 charity has been rescheduling the 8 mile open water swim for a while now due to the poor water quality off Durban post the floods. ...
A Police Dive Unit are continuing in an ongoing search operation, on Sunday, 6 November, for a 17 year old male, from Delft, who remains missing in the surf line at Strand Beach. ...
NSRI duty crew in East London, Durban and Gqeberha kept busy over the last few days ...
This year, the NSRI’s Water Safety project reached a momentous milestone: 3.5 million students educated! And Executive Director of Drowning Prevention, Dr Jill Fortuin, has no intention of slowing down… ...
On 16 September this year, NSRI honoured Saldanha Foods – part of the Terrasan Group – by naming the JetRib earmarked for Station 24 (Lambert’s Bay) Spirit of Saldanha. The certificate handover and naming ceremony was part of an annual ...
As events in recent months have highlighted, the need for beachgoers to be aware of the dangers of rip currents and how to safely attempt bystander rescue is more important than ever. ...
NSRI Lifeguard Training Coordinator Rebecca Carter-Smith recounts a recent rescue that – yet again – illustrates the value of the NSRI’s Pink Rescue Buoys. ...
On 1 October, four members of the same family were saved from certain drowning by the quick-thinking and courageous actions of Port Alfred resident, Edward Gutsche. He shares the incredible story. ...
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