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PHOTOS  | Published: 2 September 2010

Sand patterns

It pays to keep your eyes open when walking on the beach. this picture, made in colour, was changed to black and white to enhance the contrast in the patterns. ...

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PHOTOS  | Published: 1 September 2010

Seagull

Waiting for the golden light as the sun is setting often pays off. It is often the combination of beautiful light and the subject that lifts a picture above mediocracy. ...

Chris Hudson
AWARDS  | Published: 28 August 2010

Stalwart of Sea Rescue honoured

Chris Hudson has been honoured for his contribution over the past 29 years to the National Sea Rescue Institute as a crewman, coxswain, deputy station commander, station commander, regional director and director. Chris joined Hout Bay in 1981, at the ...

Steven Freeborough
AWARDS  | Published: 28 August 2010

Chef a local hero

Steven Freeborough of Melkbosstrand was honoured for what he did on the afternoon of 10 August 2010 when he saved Deavan Mbango from drowning at Melkbosstrand.That day whilst standing outside the Beach House Restaurant he noticed that three people who ...

Discovery Quad Bike
NEWS  | Published: 28 August 2010

Teenage surfer hospitalised

On 28th August at 15h26 NSRI Plettenberg Bay volunteers were activated following a report of a female body surfer in difficulties while body surfing at The Wedge, Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay. Sea Rescue Plettenberg Bay volunteers responded to the scene ...

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NEWS  | Published: 28 August 2010

2 adults and 4 kids on sinking boat

Jonathan Tuft, sea rescue Port Elizabeth duty coxswain, said: “On 28th August, at 15h35 Sea Rescue Port Elizabeth were activated following a call from Caroline Roberts, the wife of the skipper of the 28 foot fishing boat Nikki (with ...

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NEWS  | Published: 6 August 2010

Life raft training

Station 6, Port Elizabeth, helped out with the practical training session during a Lifeboat proficiency training session in early August. Crew from East London, Port Alfred and Knysna spent two days learning how to deal with life rafts. Pictures from ...

Call centre
NEWS  | Published: 6 August 2010

Our Call centre

Our call centre consultants often have interesting calls with Sea Rescue Supporters, this one is a classic:Our consultant Lynn took a pledge from a donor and he passed her onto his wife so she could give Lynn his credit card ...

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AWARDS  | Published: 23 July 2010

Unpaid volunteers serving their country

Team spirit and a desire to serve were the themes at the National Sea Rescue Institute AGM, held at the Waterfront on Thursday, 26 August. Awards for going beyond the call of duty were handed to sea rescue volunteers from ...

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NEWS  | Published: 23 July 2010

Mission to assist Humpback whale

On Friday, 27 August, 2010 at 11h35 members of the SA Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated following eye-witness reports of a cow and her calf, both Hump Back whales, in the vicinity of close in-shore at Robberg, near Plettenberg ...

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