By Dr Deborah Robertson-AnderssonBubble raft snails or Violet Snails or Purple sea snails are a very high priority on the beach shell collectors list. The first time I saw a whole one I was in KwaZulu Natal. When I saw ...
Sea Rescue today presented four men with awards for the part that they they played in saving Michael Cohen’s life after he was attacked by a shark in Fish Hoek on the 28 September 2011.Directors Thanks were given to Doug ...
It was a wild weekend in Table Bay for the arrival of Volvo yachts and 16 year old Laura Dekker who is attempting to become the youngest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe. ...
The annual Link Festival took place the weekend of 25th to 27th November 2011 at Gordon’s Bay Yacht Club and was a huge success. The Link Festival started with Miss Links of the Friday night with eight stunning girls taking ...
The NSRI Station 33 Witsand volunteers participated in the 10.3km Vlakte run on Saturday. The race began at Vondeling Primary School and the runners followed the R322 down to Witsand.Well done guys and girls you did NSRI proud. ...
Pete Frielinghaus, who joined NSRI in the early 1970’s read this post about the renovations to the Plettenberg Bay Sea Rescue base, and sent this photo of what the boat shed looked like when he joined. “We’ve come a long ...
By Dr Deborah Robertson-AnderssonLast week I suggested you to go down to the seashore to see what has been washing up on our beaches. I am lucky in that I work at the Two Oceans Aquarium and have access to ...
20 NOVEMBER 2011. CHINESE LANTERNS MISTAKEN FOR RED DISTRESS FLARES – APPEAL BY NSRI FOR THE PUBLIC NOT TO SET OFF CHINESE LANTERNS:NSRI are appealing to the public not to set off Chinese Lanterns.Chinese Lanterns are made out of a ...
UPDATE: 18 November 2011The NSRI’s ‘Magic Bean’ appeal letter for funds to help replace the Rescue Boat “Sanlam Rescuer,” that burned out in a shipyard in Gordons Bay, was given two Silver Assegai Awards at the Direct Marketing Association ...
On Friday 11 November 2011, Sea Rescue Station 37, Jeffreys Bay had their first ever year-end function!In true Sea Rescue tradition, the evening was not without any rescues, as the ±40mm of rain caused havoc on the roads leading to ...
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