Sea Rescue presented our NSRI Pink Rescue Buoy emergency flotation project at International Lifesaving’s biannual ‘World Conference on Drowning Prevention’ (WCDP) Conference in Durban this week. NSRI’s Drowning Prevention manager Andrew Ingram addressed delegates from around the world explaining where ...
The winter holiday is here and we all want to make sure our children have fun, but it is important to remember a few water safety tips during these holidays :* always supervise children when they near water* never swim ...
Hermanus volunteer crew Jonathan Fourie and trainee Nikita Werthmann (Both advances paramedics at station 17 Hermanus) went to visit Generations school today for an event the school has each term called an ‘inning’ (the opposite of an outing!). The school ...
Andrew Ingram, NSRI National Drowning Prevention Manager, said:We estimate that 600 children drown each year in South Africa. 15 May is International Water Safety day and this year we would like to focus attention on those most at risk of ...
KELSO – South Coast KZN:Kevin Fourie, NSRI Rocky Bay station commander, said:At 09h30, Sunday, 12th May, NSRI Rocky Bay duty crew were activated following reports from a paddle-skier who arrived at our sea rescue station, where we were conducting routine ...
NSRI’s safety tips for the Long Weekend / Easter WeekendThe Full Moon Spring Tide peaks on Friday, 19th April, and the Spring Tide effect - a higher than normal high tide and a lower than normal low tide will be ...
In November last year Sea Rescue trained Rescue Swimmers and a beach safety patrol team to watch over bathers at Clanwilliam, Lamberts Bay and Elands Bay. The team trained extremely hard and were operational from Mid November to Mid January ...
All it takes is a few seconds to fall or step into deep water and drown. Sea Rescue’s Water Safety lessons now have an additional emphasis on ‘spot the dangers’, adding an extra layer of education to emphasise the importance ...
Sea Rescue’s Water safety instructor in the Cederberg, Nicole Anthoney, was interviewed on Radio Namaqualand today about our water safety patrol, rescue swimmers and Lifeguards at Canwilliam Dam, Lambert’s Bay and Elands Bay as well as the Pink Rescue Buoy ...
NSRI Spring Tide Alert for the Christmas weekend:Sea Rescue is urging public caution around the coast as the full moon spring tide effect has now started taking effect leading towards the Full Moon peak at 15h00 on Saturday 22 December.This ...
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