On Saturday Titan Helicopters received a call from the bulk carrier MV Friendly Seas that an injured Phillipino sailor needed to be evacuated. The vessels was en route from Brazil to India and was not intending to stop in Cape ...
The Sea Rescue base at Kommetjie has been broken into.Neighbours noticed on Saturday 30 October that the lock was broken, and on investigation it was found that the station has been robbed. Kommetjie is now not able to respond to ...
As we head towards the summer holidays at break-neck speed, we need to make sure that all our rescue stations and WaterWise trainers have the equipment that they need. If you can help us with the following items please contact ...
Phoenicia, the replica Phoenician/Mediterranean vessel that sailed around our coast in January - has successfully completed the recreation of the first circumnavigation of Africa, accomplished by Phoenician mariners in 600BC. Her 20 000 mile voyage ended in Arwad harbour, Syria ...
We can all help at no cost to us : Woolies gives the donation – we just swipe a card.When you swipe your MY SCHOOL/MY VILLAGE card – you are not giving a cent of your money. Woolworths (and other ...
The average donation to NSRI is R25 per month. R25 is about the price of a six pack of Coke. Would you be willing to give up one six pack of cooldrink a month to help Sea Rescue save lives ...
This is a letter sent in by Quinton Marx who called Station 33 for help :We have been on holiday recently in Witsand at the Breede River mouth. On 23 September, we went fishing quite far up river. We got ...
The Gauteng Rotary NSRI Wine Auction was held on Wednesday evening at the Johannesburg Country Club, Auckland Park. It was a great success with R200 000 raised for the new Melkbosstrand rescue boat, “ Spirit of the Vines,” settling the ...
Richards Bay volunteers visited Port Edward’s rescue base last weekend to practice surf launch and share rescue strategies. The Richards Bay crew are harbour based and seldom surf launch, while the Station 32 guys are experts at getting their craft ...
The 3rd annual Link Festival will take place on the weekend of 29 -31 October 2010 at the Old Harbour in Gordons Bay. Organised by the aquatic clubs in the Helderberg basin, it is in aid of NSRI Station 9.Our ...
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