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SURVIVAL SWIMMING  | Published: 31 August 2021

Water-safety education in practice

We take a look at how water-safety educator Val Barlow is progressing in the Wild Coast area and what the Survival Swimming team got up to during the winter months. ...

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VOLUNTEERS  | Published: 31 August 2021

Meet Cara and Jazmynn Eksteen from Station 5 (Durban)

It’s often been said that NSRI volunteers regard each other as family. There’s a closeness that develops while training and on callouts, especially, when crew need to look out for each other as well as the casualties they are helping ...

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VOLUNTEERS  | Published: 31 August 2021

Meet the Shamleys from Station 21 (St Francis)

Pat, Clive and Garth Shamley share their experiences of volunteering together at Station 21 (St Francis Bay). ...

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FUNDRAISING  | Published: 31 August 2021

A simple way to give

By becoming a member of MySchool, MyVillage, MyPlanet, you’ll be able to contribute to the lifesaving work NSRI does simply by shopping at partner stores. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 August 2021

NSRI safety alert after 2 males injured at the BOS 400 wreck - Sandy Bay and Non-fatal drowning - Hartenbos:

NSRI are appealing to the public not to climb aboard and not to jump off the BOS 400 crane barge wreck at Maori Bay, just South of Sandy Bay. ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 18 August 2021

Drowning at Cape Town Harbour

At 22h00, Tuesday, 17 August, NSRI Table Bay duty crew and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) water rescue network were activated following reports of a drowning in progress in the Port of Table Bay, E Berth, at the Cruise ...

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PINK RESCUE BUOY  | Published: 25 July 2021

NSRI marks first UN World Drowning Prevention Day

Pink Buoys Save Lives initiative marks 75th rescue since launch in 2019 ...

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TRAINING  | Published: 23 July 2021

Whale disentanglement training

One of the key pillars of the NSRI is care of the environment, and this includes our ocean’s animal and bird life. Our crews are actively involved in whale disentanglements, but these intricate – and often high-risk – operations require ...

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DROWNING PREVENTION  | Published: 22 July 2021

NSRI call to action - “it's time to teach our children water safety at school”

The NSRI on Tuesday, 20th July 2021 issued a call to action to the Basic Education Department to include water safety, swimming and first aid lessons as part of the school curriculum - following the United Nations Resolution on Drowning Prevention. ...

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DROWNING PREVENTION  | Published: 22 July 2021

World Drowning Prevention Day inaugurated

The NSRI welcomed the inauguration of World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July as part of the United Nation’s resolution on drowning prevention. ...

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