Blue Current IRB crew and rescue jet ski teams providing water safety cover during an open-water eventLifeguard on a rescue board alongside swimmers, with a rescue jet ski on patrolWater safety personnel with four rescue jet skis and rescue sledsWater safety team assembled beside the waterRescue boats, jet skis and paddle craft prepared at the waterfrontCourse buoys and water safety equipment staged beside the beachAerial course planning image showing buoy positions and measured routeHelmeted rescue crew operating an inflatable rescue boat through the surfAerial view of a large coastal sporting event beside the oceanPaddlers and surf skis lined up on the beach before an eventBuoys and event facilities along a calm inland waterfrontOpen-water swimmers following a buoy-marked courseLifeguards gathered beside a beach shelter for an early-morning team briefingRescue jet ski operator crossing the surf with a crew member on the rescue sledWater Safety team setting up the course for an Open Water event Water safety team preparing to lay the course in PEBoard paddlers keeping a close eyeReady for the start at Midmar MileWater saftey crew Ironman Durban open water eventLoading the event buoys for course layoutIronman PE course layingEarly morning preparations pre-event
