Tag: Search and Rescue Operations (SAR)

According to news, Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas, a Quantum-Ultra class cruise ship, came to the aid of 77 migrants stranded on an overloaded sailboat in the Ionian Sea.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA on 18th July, 2024 received signals from the Regional Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center (RMRCC) Lagos, that Britania U, a drilling platform was under distress at Ajakpa Field, (OML 90), 10.77 nautical miles South of Forcadoes Terminal in Delta State, Nigeria.

Eighteen Filipino seafarers, crew members of the general cargo vessel MV Ultra Galaxy, have been rescued after abandoning their severely listing ship in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) responded to an emergency involving the rescue of 10 crew members aboard an older coastal general cargo ship.

On 12th June, at midday, a newly built ferry named Audace declared an emergency, reporting an imminent risk of sinking in the eastern part of the Gulf of Trieste.

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for two missing crewmembers from sunk sailing cargo vessel De Gallant approximately 20 miles north of Great Inagua, Bahamas, after an extensive air and sea operation.

A search and rescue operation for 11 crew members of a sunken fishing trawler in the Atlantic Ocean about 34 nautial miles from the nearest coastal land area has been called off, with an investigation of the incident now underway, said the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).

A tanker vessel under the management of Wallem Group rescued a man who had been adrift in the Java Sea for two days last week after he had jumped from a fishing vessel, reportedly in preference to continuing to work without pay.

Three men were rescued by the coastguard after a collision between a fishing vessel and a tanker near Ardrossan and Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland. 

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was notified on 16th April of a fire onboard a Tanzania-flagged freighter, LAYAR ANGGUN 8(LA8), in Singapore territorial waters off Pedra Branca.