On 19 August at 17h24 Sea Rescue Knysna volunteers were activated following a reports of two paddlers in Knysna Lagoon being swept, by the outgoing tide, towards the Knysna Heads on 2 small sea kayaks.“While we were responding to the ...
Caption: Jaco Louw, Reinhard Geldenhuys and Darryl Moon from Station 30 AgulhasAwarded to Jacobus ( Jaco) Johannes Louw of Station 30, Agulhas, for his gallantry & seamanship as coxswain of the 8.5m rigid inflatable rescue boat Vodacom Rescuer VII ...
Mike Meyer, SA Whale Disentanglement Unit (SAWDU), said: “On Saturday 14 August at 11h15 the SA Whale Disentanglement Unit were activated following reports of an 8 to 10 metre young Southern Right whale spotted entangled in rock lobster rope and ...
Gallantry Award for acts of gallantry, skill and initiative at sea:GoldFor a rescue which has been effected as the result of an act in which outstanding gallantry, skill and initiative have been shown.SilverFor an act of conspicuous gallantry, skill and ...
NSRI EXPO (LAGUNA MALL - LANGEBAAN)The Langebaan and Saldanha community had the pleasure of meeting the team from the NSRI Station 4, Mykonos, who put their lives and time on the line for those persons requiring assistance at sea. Yes ...
St Stithians pupil, Brady Rothschild, did his school initiated community service at NSRI Station 14 (Plettenberg Bay). This is his story.In 2008 while I was attending St Stithians Boys’ College, we were encouraged to complete 16 hours of community service ...
Port Alfred volunteers helped the Kowie board riders club in cleaning our river, the duckpond, and beaches - as part of International Surfing Day on Sunday 20 June 2010. The idea was to create awareness amongst the public that our ...
When BOE very kindly sponsored a trip to the sea for the children of Twee Jongengezellen farm school –their WaterWise educator Eoudia Erasmus agreed to accompany them. Although it is outside of our normal NSRI duties,.the crew from St18 (Melkbos) ...
OUR MISSION:Our mission is to be the most admired and trusted rescue organisation in South Africa, inspiring volunteers to join and stay, ensuring that funders are proud to be associated with us and building national pride.Our goal is to prevent ...
In 1991 Captains WR Dernier and NA van Niekerk drafted the First edition of THE SKIPPERS' GUIDE FOR SMALL VESSEL SEAMANSHIP.This came about when a number of West Coast fishermen approached Piet van Zyl, the Sanlam representative in Saldanha, to ...
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