National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)

The NSRI - the charity that saves lives on South African waters!

The National Sea Rescue Institute is a volunteer rescue organization that is on call 24/7. Our mission is to save lives on South African waters. But we’re more than a rescue service. We educate communities and strive to innovate and constantly evolve and extend our water-safety initiatives through empowerment and visibility.

NSRI is manned by more than 1 350 unpaid volunteers at over 50 rescue bases, including satellite or auxiliary stations and inland dams. In addition, more than 20 Lifeguard Units have been established around the country

We mobilize for swift-water and flooding scenarios, fires on vessels, and medical evacuations off ships and coastal clifftops. We assist commercial trawlers and leisure yachts. We activate for fishermen, swimmers, anglers, hikers, paddlers, and surfers. Families and communities are impacted emotionally and economically when lives are lost. Through water-safety education and active rescue, we can save lives, change lives and create futures.

Pictured below: The NSRI in action.

Our current projects include :

Survival Swimming Centres: Our Survival Swimming lessons are critical to teaching children and adults from disadvantaged communities what to do if they find themselves in difficulty in the water. A significant challenge has been to find a water body to teach these lessons that is accessible and safe in these often underserviced communities.

For more click here: https://www.nsri.org.za/water-safety/survival-swimming-centres/

A list of our general needs : Data projectors and speakers or flatscreen TVs for training

As well as :