Monday 26 November:Sea Rescue volunteers from Station 33, Witsand; Coxswain Attie Gunter and his crewmen Leon Pretorius and Quentin Diener, received their International Maritime Organisation Certificates of Commendation in recognition of meritorious services, for the risky search and rescue operation ...
The Municipality in PE is getting very involved with education on the Port Elizabeth beaches and they often call on WaterWise to assist them in doing so.The kids in this photo were rounded up by the lifeguard on duty. They ...
The annual Cape Town Wavescape Artboard auction will be on Wednesday 5 December 2012 at The Superette, Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock at 7pm.Proceeds from the sale of the 10 Surfboards will go to the NSRI, Shark Spotters and ...
Mossel Bay's Brede, Rescue 15, is now moored at the FBYC marina. All the course plotting and navigation has been completed as well as the setting up of the HF radio and programming of all way points into chart plotter ...
Richards Bay crew arrived at the base at 13h20 on Saturday 24 November to attend a briefing on the helicopter, hoist procedures, and the training exercise by Acher Aviation pilot Jaco Oosthuizen and Hoist Operator Shawn Franklin. Hoist Operator Shawn ...
The new Plettenberg Bay 7,3 metre rescue boat was handed over to Station Commander Deon Truter and his deputy Andries Coetzee during the final trials in Table Bay today.The RIB, made by Gemini Marine, is powered by Honda with Garmin ...
In the last 12 months, St Francis has had more than its share of drama, disaster and in some cases tragedy. Through each of those events, the community has called on NSRI Station 21. So far Station 21 has responded ...
Clifton 4th, Woodstock Exchange, Brass Bell, Labia : Join Wavescapes for an awesome 18 days of festival!!They will screen the world’s top surf and board culture films at five locations in Cape Town. The film festival runs from 8 – ...
On the afternoon of 13 October 2012, when the charter boat Miroshga capsized, there was a huge response from the sea-faring community and rescue services. Thirty seven men, women and children were saved.This evening ( 23 November 2012) the following ...
Station 14 Plett took part in HSRU training with Squadron 15 in Plett on Saturday. Report by Marc Rodgers.New Plett volunteers were introduced to the air force BK Helicopter and had the chance to take part in the exercise. The ...
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