AFRAS Awards
2026 AFRAS Award Winners
The AFRAS Vice Admiral Thomas R. Sargent Gold Medal award to be presented to: Tyler Gantt, Aviation Survival Technician First Class United States Coast Guard; and Jacob Seitz, Avionics Electrical Technician Third Class United States Coast Guard The AFRAS Special...
SEARCH AND RESCUE HONORS FOR MARITIME HEROES
NORFOLK, Va. – Awards for heroic rescues at sea will be bestowed on ship captains and crews and U.S. Coast Guard active duty, civilian and Auxiliary members at an Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 13. The...
2025 Geoff Pagels SAR Professional of the Year Award
Mr. Rodger P. Krass Jr., of U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York, is the recipient of the 2025 Geoff Pagels SAR Professionals of the Year Award for outstanding contribution to the SAR mission readiness of Coast Guard SAR Professionals. Krass is recognized for his...
2025 Geoff Pagels SAR Professional of the Year Team Award
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Command Center team is the recipient of the Association for Rescue at Sea’s 2025 Geoff Pagels SAR Professionals of the Year award for Outstanding Professionalism in the Planning and Coordination of a SAR Mission. The...
2025 Cruise Ship Humanitarian Assistance Award Winner
The captain and crew of the Disney Cruise Line Disney Treasure will be awarded the Association for Rescue at Sea 2025 Cruise Ship Humanitarian Assistance Award for the rescue of four people 220 nautical miles southwest of Bermuda Nov. 10, 2024. The Disney Treasure was...