The WaterWise Academy is the educational initiative of Sea Rescue, with a vision to prevent drowning tragedies. Our primary focus is on children from under priviledged communities, as they are most at risk of drowning. (Medical Research Council)Learn basic CPR ...
Rooi Els – Friday, 25 February, 2011. Attempts made to disentangle Southern Right Whale.At 10h35 members of the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated following reports from eye-witness Roger Parsons, in Pringle Bay, of a Southern Right Whale Cow ...
This weekends spring tide, which coincided with a cyclone off Madagascar, wreaked havoc on the KZN South Coast and seems to have caused a drowning in the Uvongo lagoon.Higher up the coast, at Richards Bay, NSRI volunteer Brynn Gericke, was ...
Part of the Grade 10 curriculum includes 4 hours of community service for a local charity. On Saturday, five boys from Paul Roos Gymnasium spent the morning with St9 Gordons Bay. They arrived with buckets and cleaning materials and set ...
Moonstruck, organised by 567 Cape Talk with BP Express was held on Saturday evening, raising R28 000 for NSRI’s Bakoven rescue base.About 7000 people arrived to listen to the Solid Gold Session band and enjoy sunset on one of the ...
Inspired by World Cup fever, our ad agency, Ogilvy, came up with a new campaign to create a sense of national pride around our NSRI volunteers.Thanks to Roxy Louw and Springbok surfer Stacey Guy who kindly donated their time to ...
Dennis Stephenson who joined NSRI, Station 3, just after Christmas in 1972 at the age of twenty,passed away on Friday 11 February 2011.Ex station commander Pat Van Eyssen did military service with him in Oudshoorn and while Pat Joined the ...
In concern for the ongoing problem of youth and child related drowning in South Africa, fast food brand King Pie has taken a proactive stance and together with The National Sea Rescue Institute’s WaterWise, will be embarking on the “Be ...
Just a note of thanks to all who were involved in searching for me last Sunday night. I was sailing at the Vaaldam and flipped my cat and couldn’t right it again. After 5 hrs I hadn’t returned home and ...
On Sunday 05 February Station 5 held it's first of three 'Induction Days' for 2011. Induction days are designed to introduce members of the public wishing to volunteer at the station to a small taste of what is expected of ...
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