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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...
Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation
Our Chairman, Dana Goward is quoted in this article that appears not onlyin Reuters, but the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. "LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through...
AFRAS Capitol Hill Gold Medal Ceremony Planned
1300 Rescued, Nearly 150 Feared Lost, 97 Missing – You Can Help!
Volunteer rescue services are working hard in the area every day to prevent loss of life. AFRAS can help US taxpayers make donations to the brave volunteers working in the Mediterranean and around the world to save lives. To Help Donate Here. Here are three recent...
Ship Missing in South Atlantic – Maritime Executive
Editor's Note: This is a very unusual case - a major vessel, no major weather apparently, just gone! A South Korean-operated very large ore carrier Stellar Daisy has gone missing in the South Atlantic off Uruguay. One of the ship’s 24 crewmembers sent a text message...