Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said: 'At 08h00, Saturday, 01st August, NSRI Port Elizabeth duty crew were activated following reports from EC Government Health EMS of a boat capsized in the Swartkops River Mouth.'EC Government Health EMS, Nelson ...
Our magazine has undergone a big change: we’ve gone smaller.Postage on our mailing list of 72 000 is getting pricey, and we hate to waste money. By changing the format we’ve managed to save paper, postage and ink. It’s essential ...
Two new rescue boats, Spirit of Surfski 3 and Grinrod Rescuer, both 4.7m Gemini made rigid inflatable boats (RIBs), left yesterday with our boat transporter to Durban and Richards Bay. The boats, which are designed for inshore surf rescue work ...
On Sunday our Durban crew practiced anchor drills, boat handling within the surf, rope work and setting up a tow line. Trainee coxswains worked on deploying crew within the surf and recovering crew from within the surf zone.This training is ...
Our friends at One&Only Cape Town, will be hosting a series of water related talks you may like to attend. To find out more or to make reservations, please deal with the hotel direct.6 August - 'Shark Warrior Adventures' with ...
Tom and Maureen Clarkson of Yzerfontein with former Station Commander, Rudi RogersWe spent the day with our crew from Station 34 Yzerfontein, their neighbours from Station 4 Mykonos, Rotarians, members of the local community and a number of donors ...
Thank you to Cape Town's Ogilvy & Mather team for the work that they are doing on the NSRI BeBright awareness campaign. Wearing bright colours makes you so much easier to see when you are out paddling. And if you ...
A generous businessman has left two multimillion-pound Ferraris to the UK Sea Rescue service, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in his will.The two 1960s cars, valued at £2 million and £6 million, were a bequest from Northamptonshire-basedRichard Colton, a prominent ...
We invite all our retired crew and retired supporters to join us for a luncheonon 4 August at the Algoa Yacht Club, Dom Pedro Jetty, Port Elizabeth Harbour 11:30 for 12 noonon 6 August at the Island Diner, Beacon Island ...
Against the odds NSRI Strandfontein’s Robin Fortuin rescued 6 people from drowning in a rip current at Monwabisi beach.The Centrum Guardians project recognises emergency service personnel who have excelled during a rescue operation and the winning rescue - voted for ...
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