Search and Rescue

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...

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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...

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