National Sea Rescue Institute

National Sea Rescue Institute

Abbreviation	NSRI
Formation	1967
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Search and rescue
Headquarters	1 Glengariff road, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town
Location	South Africa
Region served	Southern Africa
Main organ	Board of Directors
Affiliations	SASAR (South African Search and Rescue Organisation)
Budget	Donations, bequests and sponsorships cover the annual running cost of R73.4m. The volunteers save us a salary bill in excess of R300m per annum.
Staff	Four executives,18 full time staff members, 24 half day staff members, 5 volunteer Operations board members and 7 voluntary Governance board members including the Chairman of the board.
Volunteers	1006
Website	http://www.searescue.org.za

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is a voluntary non-profit organization in South Africa tasked with saving lives on South African waters. It consists of 31 coastal stations and 4 inland stations serviced by over 1000 volunteers equipped with 96 rescue craft, 38 rescue vehicles, 16 quad bikes and 11 tractors. [1]

The NSRI works closely with other Search and Rescue organisations in South Africa. These include the South African Navy, the South African Air Force and the South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service to coordinate air-sea rescue.

See also

Similar organizations around the world

• Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (Ireland and the United Kingdom)
• Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (France)
• German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (Germany)
• Norsk Selskab til Skibbrudnes Redning (Norway, also called Redningsselskapet)

External links

• NSRI homepage
• The ASR, one of the 3 helicopter units of the NSRI
• NSRI Station 2 at Bakoven
• NSRI Station 8 at Hout Bay
• NSRI Station 10 Simon's Town
• NSRI Station 12 at Knysna
• NSRI Station 14 at Plettenberg Bay
• NSRI Station 15 at Mossel Bay
• NSRI Station 19 at Richards Bay
• NSRI Station 18 at Melkbosstrand
• South African Search and Rescue Organisation