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EDUCATION  | Published: 19 November 2014

Water Safety for children:

Here are a few tips from Sea Rescue’s educational arm, the WaterWise Academy, to keep children safe :Do not let your children out of your sight for one second when they are playing in the water, or swimming.Contrary to popular ...

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NEWS  | Published: 18 November 2014

Aqua Marine wins:

Congratulations to Anton De Waal of Richards Bay who designed 'Aqua Marine,' the winning entry in our NSRI Super Hero competition. Thank you to everyone who put so much time and effort into their entries. Anton De Waal (centre) receives ...

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NEWS  | Published: 18 November 2014

Paddling Safety Precautions:

Following the tragic death of Mark Feather off East London, Sea Rescue has been asked for recommended safety precautions and tips on what to do if search and rescue is needed.There is seldom one simple answer so we have put ...

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AD CAMPAIGNS  | Published: 16 November 2014

Adapted Surfing Day in Strand

Our rescue crew from Station 9 Gordon's Bay are spending the day with our friends from Extreme Abilities at their Adapted Surfing Day in Strand.The Adapted Surfing Day is a joint initiative between Extreme Abilities and Surfing South Africa who ...

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NEWS  | Published: 16 November 2014

Thank you from the Dutch tourist

Last weekend we rescued a Dutch tourist (click here to read the full story) and today he sent our Knysna rescue crew a touching letter of thanks...Dear Jerome,I'm leaving the hospital today and will be transported back to Amsterdam. Could ...

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NEWS  | Published: 13 November 2014

WaterWise in Still Bay:

Liza Wigley, WaterWise Instructor from Eden (Wilderness) recently joined the crew from Station 31, Still Bay, to teach water safety at two schools in their area. It was a great learning experience for the crew who are keen to keep ...

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NEWS  | Published: 13 November 2014

NSRI proud winners for Integrated Reporting:

We are very proud winners of the Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa & JSE Integrated Reporting Awards 2014, in the category NGO.The Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa & JSE Awards, has been running since 1956. According to their website: “Reporting excellence is ...

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NEWS  | Published: 12 November 2014

Safety appeal to Paddlers:

Recently the NSRI has responded to a number of surfski paddlers in need of help. Almost all of them were hypothermic and in a desperate situation. Dawid Mocke, who has 20 International Ocean Surfski titles and has been the Surfski ...

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NEWS  | Published: 11 November 2014

Babcock Target Cranes to the Rescue

A very big thank you again to Babcock Target Cranes in Epping Cape Town. Port Edward's refitted rescue boat was kindly loaded onto the transport truck free of charge. The guys at Babcock Target are always willing to help us ...

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NEWS  | Published: 10 November 2014

NSRI urges schools, and parents, to be safety conscious around water

This past weekend NSRI responded to three drowning accidents involving children – 2 on the coast and one on an inland dam. In total two children drowned (age 9 and 13), two were hospitalised for secondary drowning and one (age ...

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