by Brandon Brewer | Oct 29, 2021 | AFRAS Awards, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Awards for heroic rescues at sea will be bestowed on ship captains and crews and individual maritime professionals in an Association for Rescue at Sea ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Tuesday, Nov. 2nd. A U.S. Coast Guard member, two U.S. Coast Guard...
by Brandon Brewer | Dec 15, 2020 | AFRAS Awards, Search and Rescue (SAR)
The Coast Guard and port partners respond to the 656-foot vehicle carrier GOLDEN RAY, in St. Simons Sound, near Brunswick, Georgia, Sept. 8, 2019. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews and port partners rescued 20 people after it was reported the vessel was...
by Wayne Spivak | Apr 27, 2020 | In the News
AFRAS is saddened to report that our past president and long-time member, CAPT John Chomeau, USN (Ret), has crossed the bar. After a long and distinguished Navy career, John continued to serve those on the sea as a member of AFRAS in providing worldwide support and...
by Wayne Spivak | Aug 19, 2019 | AFRAS Awards, In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Join the association for rescue at sea officers and board of directors, senior leadership of the U.S. coast Guard, maritime industry leaders and hosts Congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney and Bob Gibbs for a reception and ceremony to honor a U.S. coast guard member, a...