The meticulously executed four-hour rescue operation was a credit to all involved. ...
The NSRI’s fourth mobile Survival Swimming Centre is on its way to Spain, to take part in the biggest swimming pool show in the world. We asked Drowning Prevention Manager Andrew Ingram for the lowdown. ...
At 20h32, Tuesday, 27 June, NSRI Durban duty crew were activated following reports from S.T.A.R.T. (Specialised Tactical Accident Rescue Team) who were responding to a man stuck in a tree on the Umbilo River, near to Heaton Nicholls Drive, Pinetown ...
At 09h44, Sunday, 25 June, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following reports from Richards Bay Fire and Rescue Services of a drowning in progress at Durnford Beach. ...
MRCC's Chief Jared Blows sadly passed away peacefully on Thursday night, 22 June 2023 ...
At 14h42, Sunday, 18 June, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam, SRU (Strategic Rescue Unit) and the SA Police Services responded to the Crocodile River, between the Lion Park and Hartbeespoort Dam, following reports of an accident involving canoes on the river with ...
In South Africa during 2016 – 2021 the highest number of drownings occurred in freshwater with 3713 drownings reported, dispelling the myth that most drownings occur in the ocean. ...
On Sunday, 18 June, NSRI Strandfontein assisted the Police Dive Unit and Kirstenhof Police in their ongoing search efforts for Reagan Fredericks, age 30, of Steenberg, who went missing on Wednesday in the Keysers River, vicinity of Steenberg Station and ...
At 15h56, Saturday, 10 June, NSRI Knysna received a call from a resident of Knoetzie reporting that she had been notified by a car attendant and that he had been notified by an unidentified fisherman, of a local angler who ...
Right now, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)’s fifth Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC) is proceeding on the longest sea trip in the organization’s history, from Cape Town where the vessels are built to Richards Bay - Station 19 in KwaZulu-Natal ...
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