Tag: SAR

A search and rescue mission is underway to salvage 11 crew members that have been missing since a vessel fire last week. 

The US Coast Guard (USCG) rescued three boaters from an oil rig after their vessel sank near Freeport, Texas on Sunday.

On May 21, 2023, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) responded to a vessel collision involving the MV St. Jhudiel and the LCT Poseidon 23 in the waters off Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, Cebu.

The IMO Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue Sub-Committee (NCSR) 10, took place 10 to 19 May 2023 where matters related to the safety of pilot transfer arrangements were discussed, highlighting the need to revise SOLAS regulation V/23.

AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) has released a statement to inform of its involvement in International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s discussions on improving shipboard Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), 10 to 19 May. 

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) received a report of a tanker on fire about 4 p.m. local time Monday, off the coastal town of Tanjung Sedili in the state of Johor.

The MV Pentalina had 60 people on board when it grounded at St Margaret's Hope on Saturday night near the village of St Margaret's Hope.

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched its #FutureSAR initiative that will look to identify the key challenges the global maritime search and rescue (SAR) industry will face as a result of climate change and propose guidance and best practices that will aid rescue operations in the future.

Last night, in complete darkness and rough weather, the OceanViking team evacuated 29 people from an unseaworthy boat drifting in the Maltese search and rescue region.

Early Friday morning, a desperate rescue mission was undertaken to save 26 fishermen when their fishing vessel caught fire in the waters south of Cape Town, South Africa.