Congratulations to Spencer Oldham, Station Commander at Station 8 Hout Bay, who has won the October photograph of the month with his photograph of the Station 8 JetRIB Spirit of Gabi training at Kleinmond. It’s a photograph that puts us ...
A shared belief in the power of water – and the importance of helping people enjoy it safely – is bringing the NSRI and The Little Optimist Trust together.Recently, members of the NSRI’s Community Programmes team spent two days at ...
What began as an ordinary afternoon at Strand Beach quickly became a race against time when a swimmer was caught in a powerful rip current. As NSRI operators in the NSRI’s Emergency Operations Centre watched anxiously from their screens, an ...
For Rena and Roxy Du Toit, volunteering with the NSRI is more than a commitment to saving lives. It is a shared adventure that has strengthened their friendship, challenged them to grow and given them countless opportunities to make a ...
On 17 October, families, donors and volunteers gathered at Club Mykonos in Langebaan for the blessing and naming of Rescue 4, the NSRI's newest Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC), now officially named Spirit of Shoprite Sixty60. ...
When an emergency unfolds at sea, effective coordination can mean the difference between life and death. It's a skill the NSRI knows well, and one that three of its experienced rescuers recently had the opportunity to share beyond South Africa's ...
From its humble beginnings in 2006 to a nationwide drowning-prevention effort, the NSRI’s Water Safety Education programme celebrates two decades of teaching skills that save lives. ...
The Australian Government is helping the NSRI equip children across Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo with essential water safety knowledge and practical survival swimming skills, as part of a shared commitment to preventing drowning and building a water-safe ...
A routine sunset cruise off Green Point developed into a rescue operation on Saturday evening when a local commercial charter vessel reported taking on water with 37 people onboard. Multiple NSRI stations, volunteer crews, commercial vessels, and port authorities responded ...
NSRI – STATION 19, Richards Bay. NSRI – Richards Bay – Monday, 19 October. A man is missing: Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: At 17h33, Sunday, 18 October, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness ...
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