AFRAS Awards
Cruise Ship Crews Rescue Refugees in Gulf of Mexico, Ionian Sea
Last year AFRAS partnered with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to honor cruise ship crews who save lives at sea. “Cruise ships and other passenger vessels have a long history of helping those in trouble at sea,” said AFRAS Chairman Dana Goward....
Rescuer: “… we know he’s alive and we won’t give up!”
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
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 year!...
Coast Guard Auxiliarists Save a Life on the Columbia River
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 accepted on...
Gold medal awarded to Coast Guard boatswain’s mate for 2016 rescue off Long Beach
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...