Search and Rescue
Annual Maritime SAR Awards: C-Port Award Winner
Capt. Nathan Lins, of TowBoatUS Catalina, in California, was selected as the recipient of this year's AFRAS C-Port search and rescue award, for saving the life of a man who went overboard. Lins was towing a disabled boat when he heard the mayday call for help come...
AFRAS supports RNLI at United Nation’s Gala for “Just One Inch of Water” Campaign
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) RNLI along with the Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention held the opening of a photo exhibition in the Great Hall of the United Nations to highlight one of the major loss of life causes. Drowning takes 370,000...
AFRAS Capitol Hill Gold Medal Ceremony Planned
Boat w/ 750 Aboard Capsizes – Volunteers to the Rescue
The volunteer rescue service from Malta, Maritime Offshore Aid Station, had a dramatic rescue last week. While most were rescued, 33 men, women, and children were lost. AFRAS is proud to support these volunteer lifesavers in their heroic efforts. Please...
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...