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Rescuer: “… we know he’s alive and we won’t give up!”

by Brandon Brewer | Sep 18, 2017 | AFRAS Awards

This is the third post in our series leading up to our annual Capitol Hill maritime lifesaving awards ceremony in Washington DC Sep. 26, telling the stories of lifesavers who went above and beyond in 2016 to save lives at sea. The Amver participating ship K. Coral...

Commercial Ship Crews Rescue 45 in Atlantic, Mediterranean

by Brandon Brewer | Sep 18, 2017 | AFRAS Awards

We’re continuing to publish the stories of heroes we’re honoring at our Sep. 26 Capitol Hill maritime lifesaving awards ceremony in Washington DC. Here’s what the captains and crews of volunteer commercial ships did to earn Amver Special Awards this...

Coast Guard Auxiliarists Save a Life on the Columbia River

by Brandon Brewer | Sep 17, 2017 | AFRAS Awards

The annual AFRAS Washington DC Capitol Hill maritime lifesaving awards ceremony is Sep. 26, so we’re publishing the stories of this year’s awardees during the build-up to the event. While most awardees will accept their honors in DC, these awards were...

Gold medal awarded to Coast Guard boatswain’s mate for 2016 rescue off Long Beach

by Wayne Spivak | Aug 11, 2017 | AFRAS Awards, In the News

From the Chinook Observer http://www.chinookobserver.com SEATTLE — The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that the Association for Rescue at Sea has selected Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Hylkema, a boatswain’s mate at Station Grays Harbor, to receive the 2016 AFRAS Gold...

ALCOAST 080/17 15 March 2017

by Wayne Spivak | Mar 15, 2017 | AFRAS Awards, In the News

AFRAS ALCOAST 2017 Released (R 151315 MAR...

AFRAS Award Ceremony

by Wayne Spivak | Sep 22, 2016 | AFRAS Awards

   
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