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LBC INVITE 27th July 2016 Knysna
AD CAMPAIGNS  | Published: 22 July 2016

Life Boat Circle events - Garden Route

Our Bequest Officer, Kim will be travelling to the Garden Route next week and will host 3 different events for Life Boat Circle. Life Boat Circle together with Knysna Rescue Base invites you to a tea and tour on Wednesday ...

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NEWS  | Published: 20 July 2016

Emergency signs erected at Richards Bay:

In preparation for the summer season Sea Rescue emergency contact signs have been erected at Richards Bay's popular beaches, including dangerous bathing areas. The signs, in isiZulu and English, are numbered and have been GPS plotted so that emergency services ...

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NEWS  | Published: 20 July 2016

Sea Safety Alert

File image: Andrew IngramNSRI are urging extreme caution around the coastline. Storm conditions, strong gale force winds, rough seas, heavy sea swells and big surf conditions coupled with the full moon Spring tide will cause dangerous sea, surf and ...

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PHOTOS  | Published: 19 July 2016

Durban's 67 minutes for Mandela Day

Participating in 67 minutes for Mandela Day, staff of NCP Alcohols and NSRI WaterWise Silver Partner chose Station 5 (Durban) as their focus this year. Donning their overalls and armed with paint brushes and paint sponsored by NCP Alcohols, they ...

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NEWS  | Published: 18 July 2016

Cleeve swims 67mins in honour of Mandela Day

This morning our CEO, Dr Cleeve Robertson, braved a chilly Monday morning at the Camps Bay tidal pool to swim for 67 minutes to raise funds in honour of Mandela Day. While he was lapping the pool, the head office ...

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EDUCATION  | Published: 15 July 2016

Maritime Extrication Course

Last night was the start of another one of our Maritime Extrication Courses being held at our training centre in Maitland. The course instructors are Daniel Heimann and Graeme Harding with the assistance of medical intern Shanlin Shoemaker. Herby Meth ...

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NEWS  | Published: 1 July 2016

12th Class 3 Coxswain Assessment Course completed

Update:The crew participating in this weekend's Class 3 Coxwains Assessment course got to experience many different sides of Cape Town's weather. On Friday night, in Hout Bay, they completed scenario assessments in very rough sea conditions. Saturday saw a continuation ...

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NEWS  | Published: 28 June 2016

Petec sponsors Standfontein's winch service

We'd like to thank Quinton Daniels of Petec for organising the sponsorship of the servicing of the winch and the Line Pull Test at Station 16 Strandfontein to the value of R6 446.70. It's essential to keep all our equipment ...

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NEWS  | Published: 28 June 2016

Richards Bay celebrates 40 years of saving lives

The crew of Station 19 in Richards Bay invited ex crew, sponsors and fellow water users to celebrate the stations 40th anniversary and the 30th year that our vessel The Spirit of Richards Bay has served our community.The day kicked ...

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EDUCATION  | Published: 28 June 2016

Capsize Training in Simon's Town

This past weekend saw our volunteer crew participating in their Regional Capsize Training at Simon's Town. Crew got first hand experience on what it was like to be under an upturned boat and were taught what to do should they ...

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