Eight years ago, Alick Rennie became the first of a new generation of Offshore Rescue Craft (ORCs) to join the NSRI fleet. Today, with eight ORCs built and the programme completed, the vessel that helped usher in a new era ...
Fifty-five years ago, two young men began journeys with the NSRI that neither could have imagined would span more than half a century. ...
After nearly two decades of service in the NSRI fleet, the Spirit of Vodacom has been given a new lease of life. Following a four-month refurbishment in Cape Town, the vessel has made the almost 300-nautical-mile journey to its new ...
After years of research, design, local boatbuilding and fundraising, the National Sea Rescue Institute's (NSRI) newest Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC), Spirit of Ubuntu, has completed her journey from Table Bay and arrived at her new home at Station 8 Hout Bay. ...
When a diver disappeared off KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast in November 2024, the search unfolded in difficult conditions. ...
Strong partnerships are built over time. They begin with a shared purpose, grow through trust and, at their best, become woven into the everyday work of making a difference. ...
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. ...
When a handful of enthusiastic local boaters began talking about the need for a sea rescue station in Richards Bay in the mid-1970s, they could hardly have imagined the legacy they were creating. ...
NSRI Station 18, Melkbosstrand, marks its 30th anniversary this year, honouring three decades of volunteer service, innovation and community support that have helped save countless lives along South Africa's West Coast. ...
Sadly, one man has died and five people survived after a boat capsized in the surf zone at Beachwood, Durban North, on Sunday evening, 19 July. NSRI Durban duty crew, alongside Police, Metro Police, Durban North Fire and Rescue Services ...
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