The NSRI is celebrating the women who serve across its rescue stations, swimming pools, classrooms and beaches, ahead of Women's Day on 9 August. From volunteer sea rescue crew to survival swimming instructors, shore controllers and Pink Rescue Buoy custodians ...
NSRI Lamberts Bay and NSRI Strandfontein responded together on Saturday, 1 August 2026, after a 13-year-old swimmer got into difficulty off Strandfontein, West Coast. An adult bystander and three NSRI lifeguards who swam out to assist were themselves caught in ...
The NSRI has reached a new milestone in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the installation of the metro's first three Pink Rescue Buoys at high-risk points around North End Lake, marking the start of a drowning prevention drive for the area's ...
A 38-year-old seafarer is recovering in hospital after a dramatic multi-agency rescue in Table Bay on Wednesday, 22 July, made possible by the swift action of a local fishing vessel that answered a call for help over the marine radio ...
Congratulations to Volunteer Support Centre Training Assistant Melodie Herrmann, who wins July’s Photo of the Month with this photograph of the training vessel Colorpress Rescuer, call sign Rescue 1, leaving Granger Bay harbour as the sun rises. ...
On Tuesday, 12 May, NSRI volunteers from Station 42 Kleinmond rescued 23 stranded farm workers and their families, including babies, elderly residents and vulnerable individuals, during severe flooding between Worcester and Rawsonville. ...
The official opening of Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast on Saturday, 4 July, was a proud moment for the NSRI. ...
On 15 July 2026, the NSRI's newest Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC), Spirit of Ubuntu, entered the water for the first time. It's not yet her official commissioning but it's a milestone moment in one of the NSRI's most important rescue vessel projects. ...
For many young people, the ocean is something to admire from afar. For students at the Lawhill Maritime Centre, however, it represents opportunity, purpose and the possibility of a career. ...
When maritime search and rescue organisations come together, the conversations extend far beyond individual rescue operations. They are about preparing for the future – sharing lessons, tackling common challenges and finding better ways to save lives. ...
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