Liza Wigley reports on WaterWise Eden:I have been rather naïve, thinking that everyone knew that the red-and-yellow flags of the lifeguards on the beach meant that you had to swim in between them. Not even high school pupils knew why ...
Winter is coming and a lot of people think that drowning doesn't feature around this time of year. However, it is in some cases more dangerous than ever. Water is colder, parents can be more complacent and some pools become ...
Our station at Port Alfred recently hosted the Disaster Management Students from Stenden University. The students noticed that we were looking for a data projector (NSRI Magazine - Needs List) and kindly donated a brand new unit to us.Says Juan ...
Station 5 Durban found a structural problem on the deck of their RIB “MEGAN II” and needed to get it to Cape Town for urgent repairs. SUBTECH kindly put their hand up and at extremely short notice the NSRI volunteer ...
On Friday the 9th of May some of the Durban senior crew held a flare safety lecture at the Isipingo ski boat club. The talk explained the differences of each type of flare, their uses, and when one should use ...
Resilience is the ability to “bounce back and assume an original form”. Aside from providing our crew with theoretical and practical training, and then ensuring that they are physically fit for the task; it is important that we also prepare ...
This weekend Station 20 Shelly Beach launched and blessed their new 7.3m rescue boat, 'Spirit of Dawn'. The legacy that funded the boat was from the estate of the late Robert Duncan, in loving memory of his late wife Dawn.Robert ...
For the second year in a row, the NSRI Station 29 - ASR Team was invited to the monthly meeting of the 'Cape Town Rifles (Dukes)', at the Cape of Good Hope Castle, to give a talk about the NSRI ...
Durban based Life Boat Circle's Janet Burgess gave a talk at the Queensburgh Methodist Church on Thursday 8 May. The Sea Rescue talk was well received and was organised by long time LBC member Helen Palmer. Janet Burgess and Helen ...
On Tuesday, 27 May 2014, the Protea Hotel President will host a Quiz Night in aid of Sea Rescue. Entry fee is R100 per person and includes dinner. To make your booking contact Lisanna at the Protea Hotel President on ...
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