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Answer your phone… it could be us! 📞🎉This Friday, 16 October, two lucky supporters will get a call they’ll never forget!...
14/10/2026

Answer your phone… it could be us! 📞🎉

This Friday, 16 October, two lucky supporters will get a call they’ll never forget! We'll be announcing the winners of:

🚗 A brand-new Suzuki Jimny 5-door in our second Cars4Good draw.
💰 R150,000 in our second Monthly Giving Grand Prize draw.

Two incredible prizes. Two very happy winners. Could you be one of them? 🤞

Thank you to everyone who has entered. Every Cars4Good and Monthly Giving entry helps us continue building a water-safe nation.

Good luck!

When Graham Howes’ family experienced the devastating loss of someone they loved, the NSRI’s efforts to find him left a ...
14/10/2026

When Graham Howes’ family experienced the devastating loss of someone they loved, the NSRI’s efforts to find him left a lasting impression.

Now, that connection is helping create something that will carry Graham’s name forward.

Spirit of Graham Howes, a Gemini 5.5-metre rescue RIB being built for Station 16 Strandfontein, is expected to join the NSRI fleet later this year.

For a family whose lives were so closely connected to the ocean, it is a meaningful way to honour Graham’s memory: a rescue craft that will head out onto the water with a purpose, helping bring others safely home.

Read Graham’s story and find out more about the vessel being built in his honour: https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/09/in-memory-of-graham-howes-new-rescue-vessel-to-carry-his-legacy/

13/10/2026

A Week of Life-Saving Missions: Every week, our volunteer rescue crews respond to emergencies across South Africa, from our coastlines to inland waters.
Here’s a look at some of the rescues, images, and moments from the past week that reflect their courage, skill, and unwavering commitment to saving lives. To read more incredible stories from the world of the NSRI, visit our news page here: https://www.nsri.org.za/news-stories

NSRI Richards Bay volunteer crew assisted two foreign sailing yachts over Sunday and Monday. A British couple needed hel...
13/10/2026

NSRI Richards Bay volunteer crew assisted two foreign sailing yachts over Sunday and Monday. A British couple needed help getting their yacht across a shallow channel to the Zululand Yacht Club in strong winds, and a New Zealand couple were towed to safe moorings after their yacht’s motor failed in the harbour channel. Both crews and their yachts reached safety without incident.

Twenty-four people. Ten countries. One shared goal: preventing drowning.In September, lifesaving leaders from around the...
12/10/2026

Twenty-four people. Ten countries. One shared goal: preventing drowning.

In September, lifesaving leaders from around the world came together at NSRI headquarters in Cape Town for the RNLI’s Leaders in Lifesaving course, co-hosted with the NSRI for the first time.

The week brought together organisations facing different challenges, but many of the same questions: how can we strengthen leadership, share knowledge and find better ways to prevent drowning?

Because the work to save lives does not stop at borders.

Read more about the course and the people working together to make our waters safer:
https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/09/ten-countries-one-goal-preventing-drowning/

Eight years ago, *Alick Rennie* became the first of a new generation of Offshore Rescue Craft to join the NSRI fleet.Tod...
09/10/2026

Eight years ago, *Alick Rennie* became the first of a new generation of Offshore Rescue Craft to join the NSRI fleet.

Today, eight ORCs have been built, with the programme now complete.

The journey represents a significant investment in the future of maritime rescue, giving NSRI crews vessels designed to travel further offshore, operate in challenging conditions, and support increasingly demanding rescue operations.

From the first vessel to the last, the programme has built the capability needed to serve South Africa’s waters for decades to come.

Read the full story behind the fleet renewal programme: https://www.nsri.org.za/2026/09/looking-back-at-the-fleet-renewal-programme-that-began-with-alick-rennie/

Two local men are safe and unhurt after NSRI St Lucia crew brought them ashore from a fishing ski-boat that suffered ste...
09/10/2026

Two local men are safe and unhurt after NSRI St Lucia crew brought them ashore from a fishing ski-boat that suffered steering failure in the surf zone off Ingwe Beach on Monday, 5 October.

🎨 ART. FOOD. COMMUNITY. A GREAT CAUSE. 🌊Join us for a special afternoon at Strandkombuis, where incredible artworks will...
06/10/2026

🎨 ART. FOOD. COMMUNITY. A GREAT CAUSE. 🌊

Join us for a special afternoon at Strandkombuis, where incredible artworks will be auctioned in aid of NSRI Yzerfontein.

Every bid helps support the volunteers who put their lives on the line to save lives at sea. 🚤🌊

🍷 Enjoy an afternoon of art, a delicious harvest table and great company, all while supporting an incredibly important cause.

📅 Saturday, 24 October 2026
⏰ 14:00
📍 Strandkombuis, Yzerfontein
🎟️ R350 pp – includes Harvest Table
🍻 Cash Bar available

Come for the art. Stay for the food. Give back to the people who save lives.

🎟️ Book your tickets now through Junré on +27 72 905 1722 (WhatsApp or call)

Strandkombuis

NSRI Station 18 | Melkbosstrand heading home after a quick refuel stop in Yzerfontein.
04/10/2026

NSRI Station 18 | Melkbosstrand heading home after a quick refuel stop in Yzerfontein.

Good day for a team braai
30/09/2026

Good day for a team braai

Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Training. This weekend we spent four days on the Breede River learning about and understanding...
29/07/2026

Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Training.

This weekend we spent four days on the Breede River learning about and understanding the effects of swift water and flooding, how to safely asses and extract casualties.

A number of stations from the west coast to the east coast, from the Western Cape, were part of this gruelling and valuable few days.

Thanks you to the National Sea Rescue Institute Training Department for the great weekend. Numbers 5 and 19 signing off 🤣.

🌖 About last night…🛟 Last night we had the pleasure of making our way to Langebaan and joining up with NSRI Station 4 | ...
04/07/2026

🌖 About last night…

🛟 Last night we had the pleasure of making our way to Langebaan and joining up with NSRI Station 4 | Mykonos for a combined training plus a tour of their new base and Reacue 4 😍.

Amazing evening on the water with plenty learnt

Another valuable scenario training day for our station in near perfect conditions.From search patterns to practicing our...
20/06/2026

Another valuable scenario training day for our station in near perfect conditions.

From search patterns to practicing our MEC training, we learnt a lot sharpening our problem solving skills we may encounter during a real call out.

Chartwork to start the day before heading out on some training exercises
06/06/2026

Chartwork to start the day before heading out on some training exercises

🚨 NSRI STATION 34 FLOOD RESCUES | MALMESBURY - May 12 2026 🚨🕓 04:57 – NSRI Station 34 was activated to assist with flood...
15/05/2026

🚨 NSRI STATION 34 FLOOD RESCUES | MALMESBURY - May 12 2026 🚨

🕓 04:57 – NSRI Station 34 was activated to assist with flood rescue and evacuation operations at Kalbaskraal on the Diep River.

4 NSRI volunteers, supported by Swartland Municipality Fire & Rescue, Metro EMS, SAPS, Law Enforcement and Disaster Management, worked through flooded areas to check homes and residents.

✅ 28 people contacted across 18 residences
✅ 2 patients evacuated
✅ 2 dogs and 3 birds brought to safety
🕛 Crews stood down at 12:12

🕔 17:11 – NSRI Station 34 was activated again for a stranded kayaker trapped in dense reeds and fast-flowing floodwaters on the Diep River.

Working alongside SAPS, Swartland Municipality Fire & Rescue and Metro EMS, crews used a JetRIB and support kayak in extremely difficult conditions with repeated engine failures and darkness falling.

🚁 The drone operators, through Malmesbury Veiligheid, played a critical role by locating the kayaker, guiding rescuers through dense reeds and illuminating the safest route back to shore.

✅ 1 kayaker rescued and transported to hospital as a precaution
🕘 Crews returned to base at 21:00

An incredible multi-agency effort under extremely challenging conditions. 👏

We joined parkrun South Africa to kick off today’s training.
11/04/2026

We joined parkrun South Africa to kick off today’s training.

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