NSRI, as always, are prepared for the vacation season and this year our beaches and inland waterways are expected to be busy.With close to 1500 NSRI volunteers stationed at 43 coastal and inland NSRI rescue stations, on duty 24 hours ...
Watch a recording of a rip current workshop that Plymouth University did with NSRI, City of Cape Town professional Lifeguards, Lifesaving Cape Town and Lifesaving South Africa. ...
The Zululand Observer recently posted an article demonstrating the dangers of a sudden drop in Seabed level in response to recent drownings in Richards Bay.The depth of the water at some places, including T-jetty, is deceptive as the seabed suddenly ...
This webinar recording of Stephen Luger’s NSRI Masterclass presentation on using computer simulations to illustrate Waves: refraction, extreme waves, tsunamis; Currents: tidal currents, rip currents; Water quality: oil spills, brine plumes, sewage plumes and Sediment transport: longshore and cross-shore.* Stephen ...
NATIONAL:2 non-fatal drowning incidents occured in Cape Town on Thursday, 12 November.At Monwabisi Beach on the False Bay coastline, at 14h00, City of Cape Town (CoCT) lifeguards were quick to intervene after a male teenager was swept away by rip ...
It’s always tempting to take the plunge when temperatures soar and you’re in the holiday spirit. And, while we wish you a wonderful time with family and friends this season, we also urge you to adopt a safety mindset when ...
It’s not just a pretty colour… The NSRI’s Pink Rescue Buoys will be saving lives this holiday season – with your help. As summer kicks into full swing, thousands of holidaymakers will soon be hotfooting it to beaches and dams ...
JEFFREYS BAY:Michael van den Bergh, NSRI Jeffreys Bay station commander, said:On Saturday morning, 31st October, off duty lifeguards who had just arrived at the lifeguard facility at Main Beach, Jeffreys Bay, to attend to routine maintenance of the lifeguard facility ...
NSRI are appealing to bathers, surfers and paddlers to be cautious on the Jeffrey's Bay coastline, but also the coastline between Tsitsikamma and Port Elizabeth after a whale carcass, appearing to the carcass of a Southern Right Whale has washed ...
At the beginning of 2020, Hillside Aluminium/South32 generously sponsored 40 lifesaving Pink Rescue Buoys for Richards Bay and surrounds. These buoys have been erected in strategic areas along the bay. Hundreds of drownings in South Africa each year are preventable ...
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