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PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 7 November 2021

Incidents at Sea Point and at Langebaan:

Sat 6 November, the 80th life was saved with the contribution of an NSRI Pink Rescue Buoy and Good Samaritans at Rocklands Beach, Sea Point and NSRI #Mykonos duty crew were activated following reports of a boat in difficulty off-shore ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 2 November 2021

Two incidents at Fish Hoek and Bantry Bay

A sailing yacht was drifting slowly towards the beach and threatening on approaching the shallow surf on Fish Hoek Beach, also an eye witness reported a suspected paraglider ditched off-shore at Bantry Bay. ...

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PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 2 November 2021

79th person rescued with a Pink Rescue Buoy in Jeffreys Bay

NSRI's Grant Grove and Dean Wegerle contributed in preventing a drowning at Dolphin Beach, Jeffreys Bay, on Sunday, 31 October. ...

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WATER SAFETY EDUCATION  | Published: 26 October 2021

A powerful partnership aimed at preventing drownings

As the old saying goes, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’. And for all of us, there is no greater necessity than preventing our children from drowning. ...

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VOLUNTEERS  | Published: 25 October 2021

Base Showcase: Station 6 (Gqeberha)

In the fifth of a series of stories on NSRI bases around the country, we chat to a few crew members at Station 6 (Gqeberha) to find out more about the base and its family of volunteers. ...

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EDUCATION  | Published: 25 October 2021

#CPRSavedMyLife

World Restart a Heart Day is acknowledged each year on 16 October. This year, the NSRI’s National Team Leader of Water Safety, Eoudia Erasmus, commemorated the day in a special way. ...

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VOLUNTEERS  | Published: 25 October 2021

Meet the Barbas family from Oyster Bay (Station 36)

When five members of a family join the NSRI, you know that together they will be an unstoppable force! ...

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ANIMAL RESCUE  | Published: 25 October 2021

Caring for marine life in need

Marine Week, which takes place during the second week of October each year, aims to create awareness around the conservation of South Africa’s marine life and coastal environments. What better time than now to acknowledge those who work tirelessly to ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 25 October 2021

Thank you for your support, West Point Fishing

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) wouldn’t be able to perform its life-saving rescue and water-safety education work without funding from our partners. We thank West Point Fishing Corporation and other divisions of the Terrasan Group for their consistent and ...

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VOLUNTEERS  | Published: 25 October 2021

Meet Station 10's ‘eyes-on-the-ground’

In addition to the front-of-house members at each station, another pivotal component of the NSRI team is the coastwatchers. ...

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