AFRAS Awards
Capitol Hill Gold Medal Ceremony 2022 Photos
A U.S. Coast Guard aviation rescue swimmer, three U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists, the captains and crews of a tanker and a cruise ship and the captains and crews from a joint civilian/U.S. Coast Guard rescue were the honorees at the annual AFRAS Capitol Hill Gold Medal...
Rescuers to Receive Maritime Search and Rescue Awards
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...
Mariners, Aviators Selected for Maritime Search and Rescue Awards
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...
Honoring Heroes
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...
Annual Maritime SAR Awards: Vice Admiral Thomas R. Sargent III Gold Medal Award Winners
We have selected two U.S. Coast Guard rescuers to receive the Vice Admiral Thomas R. Sargent III Gold Medal this year. Aviation Survival Technician First Class Matthew Silvious, of Air Station Clearwater, Fla., was the rescue swimmer aboard a Coast Guard helicopter...