NSRI, noun
- Forms:
- Also N.S.R.I.
- Origin:
- Initial letters of National Sea Rescue Institute.
A voluntary organization established in 1966 to co-ordinate sea-rescues. Also attributive.
1971 Evening Post 20 Mar. (Weekend Mag.) 1The N.S.R.I. was established in November, 1966, under the sponsorship of the Society of Master Mariners. Its goal was to provide an inshore rescue service along the entire coastline of South and South-West Africa.
1993 J. Brennan in Daily News 13 Jan. 2Both men as well as NSRI crewmen battled to work in the water which was saturated with aviation fuel, burning their skin as well as their eyes.
A voluntary organization established in 1966 to co-ordinate sea-rescues. Also attributive.
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