Andre Fraser, NSRI Mossel Bay coxswain, said: At 16h06, Friday, 29 August, ourNSRI Mossel Bay duty controller was alerted to eyewitness reports of a young man appearing to be distressed on rocks offshore of Die Poort, at The Point, Mossel Bay. ...
Rowan Marais, NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander, said: At 16h01, Friday, 29 August, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Bloubergstrand Beach, Tableview. ...
At 08h44, Wednesday, 27 August, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew, the SA Police Services and Gardmed ambulance services were activated following reports of a 22 year old man missing in the Kowie River, approximately 3 kilometers upstream from the Kowie River Mouth. ...
Rowan Marais, NSRI Melkbosstrand station commander, said: At 13h20, Sunday, 24 August, NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a male appearing to be in difficulty in the surf zone at Bloubergstrand Beach, Table View, next to ...
Glen Preston, NSRI Shelly Beach coxswain, said: At 10h21, Saturday, 23 August, NSRI Shelly Beach duty crew were alerted to reports of a local well known 57 year old male recovered from the surf zone by 2 local Good Samaritans ...
A husband and wife, on a double surf ski, are commended for using our NSRI SafeTrx phone application that contributed to saving their lives after getting into difficulty and capsizing while on a downwind paddle from Fish Hoek to Millers ...
Clifford Ireland, NSRI Durban duty coxswain, said: At 08h30, Wednesday, 20 August, NSRI Durban duty crew and Red Line Response ambulance services were placed on alert by MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) to prepare for a medical evacuation operation of ...
Send us your favourite photograph of NSRI people doing what we do, and you could win an NSRI shop voucher worth R250! Simply email your photo (which should be no smaller than 2MB) to news@searescue.org.za with 'Monthly photo' in the ...
The NSRI recently hosted a Swift Water Training weekend, led by Training Officer Dean Wegerle. The course, regarded as one of the most challenging on the NSRI training calendar, brought together volunteers for an intensive three-day programme at the Breede ...
The NSRI renews its leadership at all coastal and inland stations across the country every three years. Earlier this year, 11 new Station Commanders were appointed – almost a third of the organisation’s 40-plus stations – bringing a fresh burst ...
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