Mike Whittal, NSRI Gqeberha duty controller, said: At 18h19, Sunday, 19 May, NSRI Gqeberha duty crew, CWR (Coastal Water Rescue), EC Government Health EMS and the SA Police Services were activated following reports of 3 persons missing in the surf ...
Frans 'Quagga' Smit was washed off the rocks at Cape St. Blaize in Mossel Bay in April. We caught up with him and the NSRI and SAPS members who rescued him. ...
Find out how a novel advertising campaign by popular fast food chain KFC led (initially) to public confusion and then to a R50 000 donation to the NSRI… ...
Established in 2018, this base has earned acclaim for its exceptional training and pioneering Pink Rescue Buoy initiative. ...
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We’re challenging you to participate and possibly raise funds for your local NSRI station with a winter solstice swim! ...
Station 6 (Gqeberha) crew and the NSRI bid a poignant farewell to the beloved vessel ‘Spirit of Toft’, who has been with the NSRI since 1998 – and welcome their highly-anticipated new ORC. ...
World Turtle Day is celebrated on 23 May. The NSRI collaborates with major aquariums for marine animal rescues, including turtles, and has a duty of care for these special creatures. ...
A fishing trawler has sunk 30 nautical miles off the coast of Cape Town - 9 fishermen have been recovered but 11 are still missing at sea. ...
Terrence Grewar, 74-year-old retiree from the hamlet of Schoenmakerskop, on the wild-side of Gqeberha, had taken up a new hobby of paddling. He joined a paddling club based at the North End Lake and upskilled himself to a point where ...
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