Tag: search and rescue operation

On 16th June, a merchant tanker rescued a long-distance rower who had been adrift for three weeks in a life raft in the middle of the South Pacific, far from the nearest shipping lanes.

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.

Last week, EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) announced that it has deployed remotely piloted aircraft services over the Gulf of Genova for increased maritime surveillance in support of the Italian Coast Guard.

Mrs. Caroline Jupe, the new CEO of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) refers to the key findings from latest IMRF campaign - the #WomeninSAR initiative, highlighting there is need for concerted effort from all industry stakeholders to address key barriers that the campaign acknowledged.

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.