A tragic drowning at Sodwana Bay has prompted renewed awareness around the importance of NSRI Pink Rescue Buoys (PRB) and the role communities can play in helping prevent future drownings. ...
Earlier this month, Rescue 4, a new Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC) built for NSRI Station 4, Mykonos, went into the water for her sea trials – the final proving ground before she begins saving lives off the West Coast. Worth ...
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has launched Cars4Good 2026 – a national fundraising and awareness campaign designed not only to support rescue readiness, but to help South Africans better understand how drowning prevention works long before an emergency ever happens. ...
Cape Town’s summer coastline is renowned worldwide for its blue waters, consistent winds, and big-air heroics. But beneath the beauty lies the kind of power that commands respect. Following the tragic passing of South African kiteboarder Graham Howes, his family ...
NSRI celebrates 5 years of investment in volunteers and announces a permanent station by December 2026. ...
When Nina Russell tells you she’s turning 100, she does it with a sparkle in her eye and a laugh in her voice. “I never think about age,” she says. “I literally never think about age. I just take each ...
The NSRI is proud to announce a valued new partnership with The Bed Centre, marked by a generous R100,000 donation in support of lifesaving operations and drowning prevention initiatives across South Africa. ...
For over a decade, Italtile Ceramics (Pty) Ltd has remained a steadfast partner of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), standing shoulder to shoulder with our volunteers and helping us fulfil our mission of preserving life and livelihoods on and ...
Few people can say their lives have been as deeply shaped by the sea as Alan Woolnough. From building his own yachts in the early 1980s, to racing across oceans, to surviving a capsizing and even a dramatic night-time helicopter ...
South African-born François Bonnici has always felt at home in the water. Growing up in Cape Town, he was a surfer first, braving the cold Atlantic. But when the waves were still, François discovered open water swimming. Since then, he’s ...
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