One of the NSRI's oldest and busiest rescue stations is entering an exciting new chapter as the rebuild of the Hout Bay rescue base moves steadily towards completion. ...
When Danie Verwey officially joined NSRI Station 15 Mossel Bay as a volunteer in August 2015, he had already spent years at the station. ...
A child bends over a bucket. A swimmer disappears beneath the surface. A family stands at the water's edge, unaware of the danger lurking nearby. ...
In a drowning emergency, minutes matter. ...
NSRI Durban duty crew and Faith Med Emergency Medical Services were placed on alert by NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), in cooperation with MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), to prepare for a medical evacuation of a 25-year-old Ghanaian seafarer injured ...
NSRI Melkbosstrand duty crew were activated following multiple eyewitness reports to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a man, paddling on a windsurf board, appearing to be in distress offshore of Ons Huisie restaurant, Bloubergstrand. ...
NSRI Hermanus duty crew were placed on alert following calls to the NSRI Hermanus duty phone and to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) from ships agents reporting a medical emergency onboard a container motor vessel - on the Cape South ...
NSRI Mdumbi duty crew and NSRI Mdumbi lifeguards were activated following eyewitness reports to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a drowning in progress at Coffee Bay main beach, in front of Ocean View Hotel (Eastern Cape) on Saturday, 13 June. ...
NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports suspecting a paraglider landed in the sea offshore between Dappat Se Gat and Kogelbaai. ...
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde today visited the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Volunteer Support Centre (VSC) in Cape Town to thank volunteer crews and staff from across the province who were activated during the recent floods. ...
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