Tag: search and rescue operation

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 106th session in November 2022, approved the circular MSC.1/Circ.1403/Rev.2 with a view to providing the revised NAVTEX Manual.

On February 28th, on Vancouver Island's Fanny Bay, a woman hanging of a dinghy was saved by the crew of a BC Ferries ship, Baynes Sound Connector.

In November 2022, the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its 106th session approved the revised Guidance on distress alerts, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), at its ninth session.

In November 2022, the IMO MSC 106 approved circular MSC.1/Circ.1660 with a view to providing the guidance on the training on and operation of emergency personal radio devices (EPRDs) in multiple casualty situations.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued fourteen Chinese crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground on 26 Feb in Occidental Mindoro were rescued  Monday morning, 27 Feb.

The Hong Kong Maritime Authority has issued a new Shipping Notice to advise all parties concerned of the revised IMO Guidance on alerting of search and rescue authorities, highlighting how important is to notify SAR authorities when an emergency situations occurs.

US Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a notification on February 6, from the tugboat Smith Invader, stating a crew member was last seen on February 5, and was noticed missing after a crew boat was supposed to transfer him off the vessel.

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.