Courage and Service Takes the Spotlight at the 2025 NSRI AGM & Awards Evening

On Friday, 15 August, the NSRI hosted its 58th Annual Awards Evening and AGM at Lagoon Beach Hotel in Cape Town. The evening paid tribute to our dedicated volunteers and courageous individuals who risk their lives to save others on South African waters. It was a celebration of their unwavering commitment and remarkable bravery, recognising the vital role they play in safeguarding lives at sea.

Keegan Lowe
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João Eduardo Felizardo
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Station 11 - Port Alfred
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Sheldon Swartbooi
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Caro Oosthuizen
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Johan Strydom
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Lodewyk van Rensburg
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Station 36 - Oyster Bay
L-R: Sheldon Swartbooi, Caro Oosthuizen, Lodewyk van Rensburg and Johan Strydom
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Tiaan de Kock - Received by his father Buks de Kock
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Jannes Le Roux
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Pieter van Heerden
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Russel Goodman
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Station 2 - Bakoven and Station 3 - Table Bay
L-R: Buks de Kock, Russel Goodman, Jannes Le Roux, Table Bay Station Commander Quentin Botha, Pieter van Heerden and Bakoven Station Commander Bevan Geyser.
Read the full citation for Bakoven here and Table Bay here.

Station 51 - Gariep Dam
Received by Sonika Classen on behalf of Station Commander Wikus Wiese

Station 12 - Knsyna
Received by Station Commander Jerome Simonis

Station 14 - Plettenberg Bay
Received by Station Commander Jaco Kruger

Station 10 - Simon's Town
Received by Station Commander Simon McDonnell

Craig Lambinon
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Bernard Osrin - accepted by Rob Stirrat on his behalf
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20 Years
Back Row from L-R: Tracy Meintjies (Plettenberg Bay), Jaco Kruger (Plettenberg Bay), Emily Bruwer (Knysna), Glen Preston (Shelly Beach), Keith Carey (Mossel Bay), Heidrun Wassermann (Gqeberha), Catherine Prentis (East London), Stephen van den Berg (Gqeberha), Gert du Plessis (Port Edward)
Front row from L-R: Juan Pretorious (Port Alfred), Marius Hayes (Table Bay)

25 Years and Honorary Life Membership Award
From L-R: Marc May (St Francis Bay), Jaco de Witt (Table Bay), Mark Koning (Head Office), Michael Whittal (Gqeberha), Justin Erasmus (Gqeberha), Aidan Wood (Port Alfred), Mahboob Ebrahim (Air Sea Rescue), Brett Ayres (Head Office)

30 Years
From L-R: Laurent Eray (Plettenberg Bay)
Not pictured: Grant Skinner (Mykonos)

35 Years
From left to right: John Brown (Mykonos), Andre Fraser (Mossel Bay)

40 Years
From left to right: Paul Jordaan (Plettenberg Bay), Michael Saunders (Gauteng)

45 Years
Phil Ress (Head Office)

50 Years
From left to right: Brad Geyser (Head Office), Rob Stirrat (Head Office)

55 Years
Howard Godfrey

A special thank you to our MC for the night, Mark Bayly, Lagoon Beach Hotel for hosting the event, Michael Gideon Design for the medal production, Made by Hand for the certificate framing, XL Events for the setup and decor, Stettyn Family Vineyards for the wine, Andrew Ingram for the photography and Tall Girraffe for capturing the event in video.