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 ...
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 ...
In addition to the front-of-house members at each station, another pivotal component of the NSRI team is the coastwatchers. ...
On a daily basis, many people have jobs in and around water that involve very specific occupational hazards. With this in mind, the NSRI has designed a course that focuses on these dangers and how employees can safely handle them. ...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that is critical to know how to do in many emergencies such as drowning. Donnalee 11, from Ceres was 8 years old when she drowned in a farm dam. “Four boys saved my ...
At 09h17, Wednesday, 6 October, SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) volunteers were activated following reports of a whale entangled in fishing rope off-shore of The Waves, Plettenberg Bay. ...
At 11h03, Wednesday, 6 October, NSRI Mossel Bay duty crew were activated following Police reports of a drowning in progress at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay. ...
NSRI are appealing to spearfishermen, divers, paddlers, bathers and surfers to be cautious around seals and in particular around Leopad seals. ...
SAMSA is more than a Platinum Partner to the NSRI. The two organisations work closely together to fulfil their individual mandates, while also sharing the common goal of ensuring safety at sea. ...
A day of crayfishing on the 2nd April 2021 turned into a nail-biting rescue mission for three brave men at Rooi Els in the Western Cape recently. ...
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