Tag: search and rescue operation

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued seven Chinese crew on board a fishing vessel in the vicinity waters off Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on 27 January 2023.

A Chinese freighter ran aground on a giant coral reef off Japan on January 24, with the crew requesting assistance from the Japan Coast Guard.

The Hong Kong-flagged general cargo ship "Jin Tian" sank between South Korea and Japan on January 25, and there are fears that up to 8 crew might have died in the incident.

On January 14, the U.S. Coast Guard saved seven crewmembers from a drifting tug about 30 miles off the coast of Ocean City, New Jersey. 

Fears arose for two seafarers that are missing, after an explosion split a tanker in half on January 10, in Chinese waters.

On January 6, a Royal Navy patrol vessel saved five crewmembers from a sinking tug off the coast of Sint Maarten, and brought survivors to safety during high winds. 

A number of civil society organisations engaged in search and rescue (SAR) activities in the central Mediterranean Sea expressed concerns regarding the latest attempt by a European government to obstruct assistance to people in distress at sea. 

On January 1, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued 12 members of the crew from a sinking supply ship in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Gujarat.

A freighter sank last week off the coast of Abaco, The Bahamas in hazardous weather, with salvors working to reduce the risk of pollution. 

AMSA informed that the body of a woman who fell overboard the cruise ship Pacific Explorer in the Great Australian Bight has been recovered, ending an overnight search.