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The Coast Guard rescued six people from a vessel that was taking on water 7 miles offshore Freeport, Texas, Sunday.
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It's a blustery day, but if you are out and about and passing the RNLI boathouse at Fisherman's Quay look up and you will see we have an extra flag up on the mast this year to commemorate 200 years of our volunteers saving lives at sea thanks to all your generous support.
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15 Apr 1912 - The RMS Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks. We all know the story. But did you know author Morgan Robertson published a novella titled, "Futility" in 1898? In it, an "unsinkable" ship called Titan sinks after striking an iceberg.
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Apr 13 2021 - The lift-boat (floating crane) Seacor Power capsized in the Gulf of Mexico 8 miles off the coast of Louisiana. 6 survivors were rescued by USCG ships and civilian vessels. The Coast Guard called off the search for survivors 6 days later. 13 crew members were lost.
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A Police Dive Unit are continuing in an ongoing search operation, for a 17 year old male, from #Delft, who remains missing in the surf line at #StrandBeach.Our thoughts are with the family of the missing teenager in this difficult time.
bitly.ws/wiWs – at Milnerton, South Africa
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A plane carrying 43 people crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania in bad weather shortly before scheduled landing in Bukoba, 06 November 2022.
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#epaimages #tanzania #planecrash
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#Sundaymorningreads ☕ 📖 - The Long Blue Line: “They periled their lives for others”— Martha’s Vineyard’s Aquinnah Wampanoag heroes
To read this story, visit: ow.ly/KTQu50LuxZr
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #TLBL
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#ICYMI: The IMRF has announced the winners of this year's IMRF Awards, recognising all those involved in maritime SAR from around the world.
Congratulations to all of our winners!
international-maritime-rescu…
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📅 Save the Date!
The World Maritime Rescue Congress 2023 with the theme “Towards sustainable maritime SAR – building on our history to secure our future” will be held 18-20 June 2023.
Visit wmrc2023.com/gbxy for more.
#WMRC2023 #MaritimeSafety @IMRF_
Association for Rescue at Sea retweeted
🔴 BREAKING
Life-saving operations in the #CentralMediterranean are still ongoing. Our team rescued another 82 people, including four minors, who left #Libya yesterday night on an overcrowded and unstable wooden boat.
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The Coast Guard and two good Samaritans rescued 13 people from a sinking commercial fishing vessel Friday approximately 63 miles southeast of Chincoteague, Virginia. ow.ly/Obnz50Lorge
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This past weekend was a busy one for the @CoastGuardCAN, with four rescues on the Great Lakes. One crew helped two vessels adrift and another that ran aground by providing a tow, and another crew performed a patient evacuation. #Rescue! #SAR
Association for Rescue at Sea retweeted
Wie zijn nou die vrijwilligers van de KNRM die zich met hart en ziel inzetten om hun medemens te redden? Vanavond zijn de redders van Ter Heijde op zoek naar een vermiste zwemmer in de nacht.
Kijk vanavond naar redders op zee bij de @EOnl op NPO 1 om 21:20
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We Have Exciting News
We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission for the World Maritime Rescue Congress 2023 is now open.
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The IMRF has updated its Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual and made it freely available as part of its commitment to providing maritime SAR organisations with the latest guidance and information. Click here to access the guidance: bit.ly/3Vls69Q
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Watch the Coast Guard rescue fishermen who fended off shark attacks for more than 24 hours bit.ly/3ThdciS
Association for Rescue at Sea retweeted
Two shipwrecks occurred in the Aegean Sea in #Greece. One led to 17 deaths and 13 missing off #Lesvos. 80 people were rescued and 11 missing off #Kithira. Our thoughts are with the families of the people who lost their lives in these dramatic incidents. apnews.com/article/middle-ea…
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The #IMRF is proud to launch its #SARyouOK? initiative, supported by Trinity House DFT Maritime Safety Fund, to promote awareness and breakdown the stigma that is attached to #mentalhealth and #wellbeing for those involved in the maritime SAR sector. bit.ly/3y1bgTN
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#MEDEVAC @USCG Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevaced a 75-year-old man Wednesday from a cruise ship approximately 195 miles south of Mobile, Alabama. The man was last reported in stable condition.
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