NSRI Port Nolloth duty crew were placed on alert following reports of a fishing vessel at anchor North of Alexander Bay with rope fouled around the vessels motor propellors. ...
BCMM (Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality) lifeguards, while on duty at Gonubie Beach, were alerted by a man running towards the lifeguards, raising the alarm, reporting a drowning accident almost a kilometer upstream on the Gonubie River. ...
NSRI Wilderness and NSRI Mossel Bay duty crews were activated following reports of a local fisherman reportedly swept off rocks by waves in the vicinity of Voelklip, Herolds Bay, while shoreline angling. ...
NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated Wednesday following reports of a drowning in progress at Herolds Bay. ...
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When 335 young people gathered at the recent Western Cape Scouting-in-Schools leadership development Camp, they expected just a week of Scouting, leadership and fun. With the support of the NSRI, many left with an additional life skill that could save ...
Cape Town’s coastline has long been home to thousands of Cape fur seals, and encounters with them are typically peaceful and non-aggressive. Recently, authorities have noted unusual behavioural changes in some colonies, indicating rabies infections. ...
The NSRI has reached a significant milestone in its long-standing commitment to drowning prevention. By joining an international Public Rescue Equipment (PRE) working group, the NSRI is now part of a global effort to establish shared standards for life-saving equipment ...
When NSRI Regional Operations Manager Danie Verwey hit the road for a two-week crew development course up the West Coast, he didn’t expect a moment so moving it would reshape his perspective on what it means to “save lives, change ...
When Petro Meyer joined the NSRI on 1 September 2018, she couldn’t have imagined she’d one day be teaching in a swimming pool that arrived inside a shipping container. But her enthusiasm had already put her ahead of the curve. ...
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