Take note of the beaches where the life-saving pink buoys are located
There are 20 pink buoys up in the Port Edward to Scottburgh area and six rip current warning signs. The rip current signs are at Kidds Beach, Peter Pan, Drake, Trafalgar, Glenmore and Kent.
Rule number one for a safe experience at the beach is to choose a beach that has lifeguards on duty and to swim between their flags.
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Unfortunately, for various reasons, people regularly swim where there are no lifeguards on duty. This may be on a beach after the Lifeguard’s duty has finished or at a beach that does not have lifeguards. This is where things can go badly wrong. Because this happens so often, Sea Rescue launched its Pink Rescue Buoy project in November 2017.
These bright Pink Rescue Buoys are hung on strategically placed signs and it’s hoped that they will remind people to take care when entering water – and not to swim if lifeguards are not on duty. If there is an incident and someone needs help these buoys can be thrown to that person, providing emergency floatation.
There are clear graphics on the sign which explain how to use the buoy. And most importantly, the emergency number for the closest Sea Rescue station is printed on the sign.
If the rescuer decides, against advice, to enter the water the Pink Rescue Buoy provides floatation for that person as well as for the casualty.
Sea Rescue emergency number from your cell phone: 112 or call: NSRI Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) at 087 094 9774.
| Name | Location | Description |
| 32- B1 (32 Port Edward) | 32- B1 | Outside Station |
| 32- B2 (32 Port Edward) | 32- B2 | Outside Station |
| 32- SR1 (32 Port Edward) | 32- SR1 | Grannies Pool |
| 32- SR2 (32 Port Edward) | 32- SR2 | Spiro Beach |
| 32- WS3 (32 Port Edward) | 32- WS3 | Port Sea Rocks |
| 32- WS4 (32 Port Edward) | 32- WS4 | Lighthouse Rocks |
| 32-03 (32 Port Edward) | 32-03 | Marina Beach |
| 32-04 (32 Port Edward) | 32-04 | Trafalgar Surf Life Saving Club |
| 32-05 (32 Port Edward) | 32-05 | Kidds Beach (Leisure Bay) |
| 32-06 (32 Port Edward) | 32-06 | Drakes Beach (Leisure Bay) |
| 32-07 (32 Port Edward) | 32-07 | Peter Pan Beach (Leisure Bay) |
| 32-08 (32 Port Edward) | 32-08 | Umtamvunu River |
| 32-09 (32 Port Edward) | 32-09 | Glenmore Beach |
| 32-10 (32 Port Edward) | 32-10 | Umtamvuna River |
| 32-11 (32 Port Edward) | 32-11 | Thompsons Bay Lagoon |
| 32-12 (32 Port Edward) | 32-12 | Thompsons Bay Lagoon |
| 32-13 (32 Port Edward) | 32-13 | Southbroom Main Beach |
| 32-14 (32 Port Edward) | 32-14 | Kent Bay, Marina Beach |
| 39- RB1 (39 Rocky Bay) | 39- RB1 | Park Rynie Ski Boat Club |
| 39-RB2 (39 Rocky Bay) | 39-RB2 | Park Rynie Ski Boat Club – in front of the caravan park |
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