Seeing those red wetsuits going out to sea whetted the appetite of a young Junré Marais growing up.Today, the 25-year-old final year Masters student in Plant Pathology at Stellenbosch University, can also be seen in the red rescue kit of ...
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) have predicted unusual wave periods for tomorrow, Tuesday, 30 June, which may result in relatively large powerful waves in between smaller waves. Because of this predicted unusual wave period a quick glance at the ...
Sometimes a single event can have a defining influence on the direction one’s life can take. Seth De Boer , 21, experienced two in the space of two years which set him on the path to become a rescue volunteer ...
Young South Africans should be active in their communitiesA desire to help people and a great love for the ocean has seen 20-year-old Amy Forster of Lakeside become a volunteer rescuer with the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).“One of the ...
It is important for our youth to be open to change, but most importantly to learn from those who have come before usFinal year BSc (Biology) student at Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Margaretha Burger, has set her sights on completing ...
Young Mossel Bay rescue ‘divemaster’ loves training peopleWith Father’s Day come and gone, 18-year-old Shawn Thomson from Mossel Bay is thankful for the influence his dad had on him growing up – even if at the time it seemed like ...
NSRI are appealing to bathers, paddlers, body borders and surfers to be cautious along the Southern Cape coastline and the Eastern Cape coastline, in particular around the coastline of Plettenberg Bay and between Mossel Bay and Jeffreys Bay, due to ...
NSRI are appealing to bathers, paddlers and surf boarders to be cautious along the Southern Cape coastline, in particular around the coastline of Plettenberg Bay, due to a high number of reported White shark sightings.The increase of sharks at this ...
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is the charity that saves lives on South African waters. Our goal is to prevent drowning through rescue operations, education and prevention initiatives. NSRI is not a law enforcement agency.Our organisation is totally reliant ...
Today saw the installation of the new wire rope at our Hermanus rescue base enabling the crew to finally house their 10m rescue boat South Star. The rescue base was newly completed this year and has been rebuilt to eventually ...
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