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VIDEO  | Published: 24 April 2023

WATCH: East London man rescued off Bantry Bay

Thanks to the swift response from NSRI Station 3 (Table Bay), a swimmer struggling in choppy waters was safely retrieved. ...

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WINNERS  | Published: 24 April 2023

WATCH: The first R100 000 winner draw of 2023!

Congratulations to Nick Holleman from Cape Town, who was the lucky winner of the first of three R100 000 draws this year. ...

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EVENTS  | Published: 24 April 2023

Queen Mary II departs from Durban

Guests of the NSRI were recently treated to a spectacular view of this seafaring giant setting off on the next leg of her journey. ...

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SURVIVAL SWIMMING  | Published: 24 April 2023

Making headway: Survival Swimming Programme update

As the season draws to a close, Drowning Prevention Project Coordinator Nazreen Adams shares some highlights and gives us an update on her team’s progress. ...

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NEWS  | Published: 24 April 2023

Richards Bay doyenne for sale: 12m Lochin

“She has incredible stability in rough conditions,” says Richards Bay station commander Mike Patterson, who has relied on The Spirit of Richards Bay for hundreds of rescues over the past 37 years. ...

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RESCUE BASES  | Published: 24 April 2023

Birthday Blitz: Four stations turn five!

This month, Stations 40 (St Lucia), 41 (Ballito), 42 (Kleinmond) and 43 (Port Nolloth) all celebrated five years since they were founded. We caught up with their station commanders to find out how they’re faring. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 April 2023

Vessel in difficulty on Doornpoort Dam in Witbank assisted

On Saturday, 22nd of April, at 14h48, the NSRI Witbank Dam duty crew received a phone call from the SA Police Services K9 Search and Rescue reporting a vessel in difficulty on the Doornpoort Dam in Witbank. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 24 April 2023

Injured hiker rescued from Otter Trail

NSRI halts Eastern Cape training exercise to successfully rescue an injured adult female hiker from the Tsitsikamma Otter trail. ...

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RESCUES  | Published: 23 April 2023

FRENCH SOLO SAILOR SAFE – Everyone is overjoyed to hear that a French solo sailor is safe and well

French solo sailor, Emmanuel Dailler, sailing solo on the yacht Akela II, has arrived safely at Martinique Island in the French Caribbean He has informed his family that he is safe. The NSRI, Maritime authorities, French authorities and the Maritime ...

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DROWNING  | Published: 22 April 2023

NSRI HARTBEESPOORT DAM RESPONDS TO CHILD DROWNING INCIDENT

At 10h40, Saturday, 22 April, NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam received a distress call reporting a child drowning in progress in a residential swimming pool in Schoemansville. Our NSRI Hartbeespoort Dam rescue swimmers and our NSRI medics, who were nearby at the ...

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