The Mays are perhaps unique in the NSRI family, as currently all four family members, including two teenage children, are volunteering at Station 21 (St Francis Bay). Loyalty, kindness, a willingness to learn and grow seem to run in this ...
The NSRI walked away with two awards at the recent International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) Awards. The winners have also been nominated for Peoples’ Choice Awards, so get voting! ...
When reports came flooding in that a dog was in the middle of Hartbeespoort Dam struggling to make her way to shore, Station 25 (Hartbeespoort Dam) wasted no time in launching to find and save her. ...
When out on a rescue, a coxswain needs to be able to lead their crew seamlessly and without hesitation. ...
When reports of a juvenile humpback whale caught in a fishing rope inside of the Port of Gqeberha were received by the South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN), a group of volunteers immediately sprang into action. ...
In the fourth of a series of stories on NSRI bases around the country, we chat to a few crew members at Station 5 (Durban) to find out more about the base and its family of volunteers. ...
At 14h20, Sunday, 26 September, NSRI Simon's Town duty crew, NSRI Strandfontein duty crew and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) Water Rescue Network were activated following multiple eye-witness reports of a drowning in progress at Kalk Bay, in front ...
National – Boat capsizes - Melkbosstrand. Female rescued after being swept out to sea - Gqeberha. Yacht runs aground - Langebaan. Medically ill man airlifted - Robberg Nature Reserve. Whale carcass towed - Port Alfred.: ...
NSRI are appealing to bathers, paddlers and boaters to be cautious due to the increased shark presence attracted by the whale carcass and we are appealing to bathers to not swim at Port Alfred beaches because of the increased shark ...
At 14h20, Friday, 17 September, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam duty crew were activated following multiple eye-witness reports of a dog in the middle of Hartbeespoort Dam and appearing to be in difficulty swimming in the direction from Mariners Village, Kosmos, towards Pecanwood. ...
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