Wilderness – [16 April] NSRI lifeguard Channah van Coller has been formally recognised for her courageous rescue of a swimmer in distress at Wilderness Beach earlier this year. The NSRI Chief Executive Officer’s Letter of Appreciation was presented to Channah ...
Sunday, 20 April, marks Volunteer Recognition Day, a day set aside globally to celebrate the extraordinary spirit of volunteerism. At the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), that spirit has been at the heart of everything we do since our very beginning. ...
NSRI crews are seeing a worrying trend across South Africa’s coastline: An increase in drowning in progress (DIP) incidents. ...
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Supporter Store’s Corporate Wear collection is more than just apparel – it’s an opportunity to wear your support and make a tangible difference in life-saving efforts. ...
As the summer season draws to a close, so too does another successful chapter of the NSRI’s Survival Swimming programme in Ceres. While hundreds of children benefited from weekly lessons in the municipal pools, one school, N’duli Primary, unfortunately, could ...
In recent years, the NSRI has seen a rise in the need to perform medical evacuations (medevacs) for injured or ill crew members aboard large vessels like container ships and tankers. ...
South Africa’s diverse landscapes offer some of the most beautiful hiking trails in the world – but they also present serious risks for those who set out unprepared. ...
We often picture boats cutting through waves to reach people in peril when we think of rescue missions. But sometimes, it’s a dolphin on a quiet beach – or a house fire in the early hours of Christmas Eve – ...
At 18h45, Friday, 12 April, NSRI Lamberts Bay were alerted by Police to a fishing vessel overdue. Family members of 2 local fishermen, age 35 and 31, had alerted Police with concerns that the fishing vessel had not returned as expected. ...
At 17h54, Sunday, 6 April, NSRI Wilderness duty crew were activated following reports from the kloofing companion of a man with a medical condition, with a kloofing party on an informal canyon river gorge kloofing expedition on the river, about ...
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