Cape Agulhas, located at the very southern tip of Africa itself is home to NSRI Station 30 and its team of dedicated volunteers. Headed up by Shane Kempen the base has various rescue assets. Firstly there is Vodacom Rescuer VII ...
Richards Bay crewman Gavin Fordham visited Ponta, Mozambique and spent a lot of time doing what he loves ... using his camera. This edit shows very good use of two techniques that are worth spending some time on. In the ...
Last night two flares were fired close inshore, or from the rocks at Oudekraal. Spirit of Rotary Table Bay was launched and searched the area after the flares were sited by many people, two of whom took bearings on them ...
Tuesday, 07 September, 2010. Search for tourist teenager missing while swimming. Mark Thompson, Sea Rescue Bakoven station commander, said: “At 16h49 Sea Rescue Bakoven volunteers were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Camps Bay Beach. “Sea Rescue ...
Four surfers left the water as fast as they could on Saturday 4 September after a shark, estimated to be 5 metres in length, swam close to them. The surfers were at Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay, about 150 meters off ...
Sea rescue volunteers are often the unsung heros. They launch late at night and in filthy weather to save lives at sea.Now, thanks to the dedicated efforts of PlusPlusMinus, their work will be showcased in this interactive website. Understanding the ...
After the tragic drowning of a fisherman last month, the community of Elands Bay formed a committee to come up with a plan to try and prevent future disasters.Sea Rescue’s educational programme, WaterWise, visited the community of Elands Bay fishermen ...
This picture, made by Sea Rescue CEO, Ian Wienburg, captures the feeling of being at sea in Table Bay, on a tranquil evening, fantastically. ...
Bequest officer Bruce Sanderson ( far right) organized a lovely tea at the Riviera Hotel in Velddrif for the West Coast Life Boat Circle members on 3 September. A great time was had by all.They are Left to Right: Pam ...
Spring has sprung, and as we start to think about packing away our winter clothes, the whales are arriving in large numbers. For weeks now locals have been entertained by breaching in False Bay and further up the east coast ...
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