NSRI crews are sometimes called to assist with mountain rescues. We look at what’s required to execute these sometimes risky missions. ...
Over 1 100 lives were saved by the NSRI in 2021, through responsive station rescues, public Pink Rescue Buoy rescues, and proactive lifeguarding initiatives. In addition to this, many more were and still are going to be saved thanks to ...
From 13 December 2021 until 9 January 2022, 188 operations were dealt with by the NSRI’s rescue bases. ...
As we all flock to the coast for a bit of sea and sun over the festive season, it’s inevitable that the NSRI will become busier. These past few months were no different. ...
NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated following a request for urgent assistance from a cruising Catamaran reporting that their mooring had parted and they were adrift through the anchorage at Simonstown harbour. They reported that they had collided with a ...
NSRI Gqeberha duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Wells Estate Beach ...
NSRI Vaal Dam duty crew were activated following reports of a 42 year old Johannesburg man who had gone missing while assisting to rescue birds and their eggs from trees on the flooded Vaal River. ...
The New Year is upon us and NSRI and all water emergency networks are appealing to the public to be safe in and around coastal and inland waters and at swimming pools. We are appealing to coastal bathers to only ...
NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a local fisherman, age 36, fallen overboard a local charter fishing vessel between 2 and 4 nautical miles off-shore of the Krom River Mouth. ...
Swift delegation and teamwork ensured a young family was rescued quickly after their boat capsized near a rocky outcrop near Melkbosstrand. ...
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