The National Sea Rescue Institute’s Survival Swimming programme has established Graeme College in Makhanda as its latest Survival Swimming site. The first training session for the school’s staff took place at the school’s newly…
The four surfers who worked together to save the lives of two individuals in near-drowning incidents at notorious East Beach last week, say their actions were purely instinctive and are unanimous in this: “We would do it again if we had…
Beach guards and street ambassadors are making Port Alfred’s tourist spots safer this festive season. Overseen by Multi Security, the initiatives are a project of Sunshine Coast Tourism and the Port Alfred Business Forum, and are…
T wo men’s lives were saved at East Beach, Port Alfred, on Wednesday November 26, thanks to the combined efforts of a good Samaritan and the NSRI. Keryn van der Walt, NSRI Port Alfred duty coxswain, said at 3.10pm on, Wednesday, NSRI Port…
When marine mammal rescuer Lionel Taylor got a call early last Sunday about a stranded seal near Boknes, he rushed to the spot. A video shared on our Facebook page shows what happened next (watch it HERE). In a phone call afterwards,…
With the weather conditions starting to improve, towards summer, and with the school vacation upon us, NSRI, police and the emergency services, are appealing to South Africans and tourists to have a safety conscious mindset and to always…
A hiker on the Otter Trail who went ahead of his companions was found drowned in the Bloukrans River. Lodewyk van Rensburg, commander of NSRI Oyster Bay station 36 in Plettenberg Bay, said the NSRI at Storms River and Oyster Bay, as well…
