Sea Rescue is the charity that saves lives on South African waters.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in Wilderness is run by over 1 000 highly skilled, unpaid volunteers who are on standby day and night throughout the year.
Donations and sponsorships cover our annual running cost of R73.4m. The volunteers save us a salary bill in excess of R250m per annum.
We have 31 bases around the coast; 4 are on inland dams, a fleet of 96 rescue craft, 38 rescue vehicles, 16 quad bikes and 11 tractors. We also have access to a range of helicopters. We enjoy a good working relationship with other emergency services and we believe that it is through team effort that lives are saved.
The NSRI education arm, called WaterWise Academy, teaches children what to do in an emergency and gives them the confidence to initiate basic bystander CPR while they wait for the ambulance to arrive. The WaterWise Academy targets disadvantaged youth, because statistically they are the most at risk (South African Medical Research Council, 2006).
Our technical experts, our auditors and our board of Directors are also all unpaid volunteers.
NSRI has an open book policy and our financial statements are available from the National State Library in Pretoria for your convenience. A copy of our financial statements and/or Articles of Association are available on request.
NPO Reg. No. 002-870
Co. Reg. No. 1967/013618/08
VAT Reg. No. 4920114818
Head Office: 1 Glengariff Road, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
Postal: PO Box 154, Green Point, 8051
Tel: +27 21 434 4011 (office not emergency)
Fax: +27 21 434 1661
Email: info@searescue.org.za
After hours:
Emergency: Call 112 from your cell phone.
or Craig Lambinon 082 380 3800
NSRI – Wilderness (The National Sea Rescue Institute) is a non-profit organisation that saves lives on South African waters.
This is station 23 in Wilderness.
Statcom: Hennie Niehaus
Craft: Spirit of Rotary 100 (5.5m), Serendipity (4.2m), Swart Tobie (4.2m), Discovery Rescue Runner 1
Needs: The rescue base needs to be varnished
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