Beaches attract a lot of people, especially during the summer season and holiday seasons. However, because of the size of many beaches, and risks associated with these beaches, including RIP currents it is important to have layers of safety in ...
NSRI's 12m Lochin rescue vessel will become available for sale in Q3/Q4 2023. The vessel's home port is Richards Bay where she has been housed out the water on a launching cradle inside the rescue base boathouse. Her year of ...
At 17h10, Sunday, 2 April, NSRI Jeffreys Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a double sea kayak capsized at Walskipper, Paradise Beach, with 2 local men onboard. ...
The surfing hotspot just outside Cape Town is home to a small yet dedicated rescue crew. ...
In January, Duduzile Junior Secondary School on the South Coast became the recipient of the NSRI’s third mobile Survival Swimming Centre. ...
Residents of a rural community in the Eastern Cape recently celebrated the awarding of certificates to 67 locals who have completed the NSRI’s Survival Swimming training. ...
We chat to Water Safety Educator Simoné Bantam about bringing life-saving information to children in the Northern Cape. ...
Climate change has been linked to an increase in extreme weather events around the globe – including South Africa. ...
Big Bay rescue teams pulled together to release a stranded sunfish back into the blue. ...
At 18h12, Wednesday, 22 March, NSRI Gordon's Bay duty crew were activated following eye-witness reports of a man and a woman on a double kayak appearing to be in difficulty off-shore between Gordons Bay Harbour and Harbour Island. ...
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