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Bodies of 74 Migrants Wash Ashore in Libya
Editor's note: AFRAS supports volunteer maritime rescue services trying to prevent such tragedies. We raise and donate funds, and help US taxpayers make tax-deductible donations, to support such efforts. NBCnews.com by >DON MELVIN February 21, 2017 The sea...
Tanzania Sea Rescue & Video – AFRAS in Action
Tanzania Sea Rescue is one of the world's newest volunteer maritime rescue and safety organizations. Less than a year old, it has already: Acquired a rescue boat and recruited over 30 volunteers Had its first rescue Partnered with the Red Cross on water safety...
Board of Directors Approves New AFRAS Logo
The Association for Rescue at Sea's original logo was based on the mission statement of AFRAS when it was formed in 1976 – to assist the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) with raising funds here in the U.S. The logo was designed in 1977. The mission of AFRAS...
New Member Elected to AFRAS Board of Directors
A new member was elected the Association for Rescue at Sea's Board of Directors during the charity's annual meeting in Washington D.C. Sep. 21. Cmdr. Donald E. Jaccard (USCG Ret.), of Chesapeake City, Md., joins fellow maritime and search and rescue professionals who...
AFRAS ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBER
A new member was elected the Association for Rescue at Sea's Board of Directors during the charity's annual meeting in Washington D.C. Sep. 21. Cmdr. Donald E. Jaccard (USCG Ret.), of Chesapeake City, Md., joins fellow maritime and search and rescue professionals who...