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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...
ALCOAST 080/17 15 March 2017
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...