National Sea Rescue Institute (South Africa)

Last modified: 2015-08-14 by bruce berry
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National Sea Rescue Institute flag - current version

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was established in 1967 and is a non-profit organisation responsible for sea and dam rescue in and around South Africa. The NSRI is manned by 980 volunteers at 32 bases around the coast and at three inland dams.

In a recent re-branding exercise, the logo and flag of the NSRI were amended.  The basic flag design remains the same as that initially approved by the Bureau of Heraldry (see below), but the cross is now red, and the letters are bolder and in a sans serif font.  The flag still appears in the amended logo of the institute.

image sent by Meriel Bartlett, 24 Aug 2012

National Sea Rescue Institute flag - first version

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) of South Africa is modeled on the British RNLI and has a white flag with an orange cross. In the four quarters appear the letters N S R I in blue.   The flag also appears in the logo of the organisation (see image below).
The institute's website is here.
Mike Oettle, 18 Jan 2002

sent by by Franc Van Diest, 25 Jan 2002

The flag of the National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa is described in SAVA Journal 1/92 [brl92] as:
Argent, a cross Tenne, each quarter respectively charged with the letters N S R I, Azure.

The flag is registered with the South African Bureau of Heraldry under certificate no. 593 dated 16 June 1972.
Bruce Berry, 25 Jan 2002