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NEWS  | Published: 22 October 2015

Rip current video:

Please watch a video made by Sea Rescue on rip currents on our Vimeo page. The six minute clip shows you how to recognize rip currents, what to do if you are caught in one, what do do if you ...

SAWDN release Simons Town65
RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 26 July 2015

CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC WHALE IS FREED:

The South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) SAWDN : MEDIA RELEASE:SUNDAY, 26th JULY, 2015. CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WHALE ENTANGLED IN ROPE, FALSE BAY, FREED:At 15h30, Saturday, 25th July, The South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) were activated to respond to ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 2 July 2015

Whale entangled in rope, False Bay:

Video release by SAWDN. You can watch the video on YouTube by clicking here.At 08h28, Wednesday, 01st July, the South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN) responded to approximately 1 nautical mile off Hangklip, False Bay (between Gordon’s Bay and Hermanus) ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 16 March 2015

Table Bay rescues a baby bird:

The Table Bay rescue boat, Spirit of Vodacom, had just finished training on Saturday when they were told of a little bird struggling in the water near their base. Minutes later the boat was alongside, a rescue swimmer sent into ...

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RESCUE OPERATIONS  | Published: 7 March 2015

Man missing:

One of the Camps Bay Lifesavers, who called NSRI for assistance, transferred to the Bakoven Sea Rescue boat to explain where the man entered the water and where he was last seen.A Police Dive Unit, local Police and Law Enforcement ...

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VIDEO  | Published: 7 March 2015

NSRI features on Dagbreek TV:

The Dagbreek TV team visited Station 3 table Bay and interviewed Station Commander Pat Van Eyssen, his deputy Jaco Niemand and spokesman Andrew Ingram. ...

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NEWS  | Published: 24 December 2014

Table Bay and ASR exercise:

Station 3, Table Bay, and the Air Sea Rescue unit did an exercise in Table Bay as night fell. Here is a 1 minute video of it. ...

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VIDEO  | Published: 8 December 2014

Helena's story:

A family and two friends were caught by Cape Town's South Easter while enjoying a paddle on a SUP and a canoe off Bakoven. Luckily the Bakoven Sea Rescue boat was on the water and could get to them fast.Make ...

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NEWS  | Published: 12 November 2014

Safety appeal to Paddlers:

Recently the NSRI has responded to a number of surfski paddlers in need of help. Almost all of them were hypothermic and in a desperate situation. Dawid Mocke, who has 20 International Ocean Surfski titles and has been the Surfski ...

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VIDEO  | Published: 30 September 2014

It's what we do. It's who we are.

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has over 900 volunteers who respond 24/7/365 to save lives on South African waters. We also teach disadvantaged children about basic water safety through our proactive educational initiative the WaterWise Academy. You can also ...

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