by Dana Goward | May 30, 2017 | Search and Rescue (SAR)
The volunteer rescue service from Malta, Maritime Offshore Aid Station, had a dramatic rescue last week. While most were rescued, 33 men, women, and children were lost. AFRAS is proud to support these volunteer lifesavers in their heroic efforts. Please...
by Dana Goward | Apr 14, 2017 | In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Volunteer rescue services are working hard in the area every day to prevent loss of life. AFRAS can help US taxpayers make donations to the brave volunteers working in the Mediterranean and around the world to save lives. To Help Donate Here. Here are three recent...
by Dana Goward | Apr 3, 2017 | In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Editor’s Note: This is a very unusual case – a major vessel, no major weather apparently, just gone! A South Korean-operated very large ore carrier Stellar Daisy has gone missing in the South Atlantic off Uruguay. One of the ship’s 24 crewmembers sent a...
by Dana Goward | Mar 31, 2017 | Search and Rescue (SAR)
Blog Editor’s Note: AFRAS is dedicated to supporting the many volunteer maritime search and rescue organizations who contribute to this good work. Recent press reports like this one show that the flow has not slowed over the winter, and is increasing as the...
by Dana Goward | Mar 6, 2017 | Search and Rescue (SAR)
When I saw the below press item about the 307 lives SARSAT helped save last year, I wondered whether it was an unusually high number. It is, a little. But maybe it’s more important to take a longer view. So I went to http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/ and found that...
