search and rescue


Tuesday, December 27, 2016
One Dead, 18 Crew Missing After Ferry Sinks in Philippines During Typhoon Nock-Ten
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One Dead, 18 Crew Missing After Ferry Sinks in Philippines During Typhoon Nock-Ten

A major search and rescue is underway in the Philippines for 18 people reported missing after the car and passenger ferry Starlite Atlantic sank during the

December 27, 2016
Total Views: 462

Monday, December 26, 2016
Suspecting Pilot or Technical Error, Russia Hunts for Crashed Jet’s Black Boxes in Black Sea
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Suspecting Pilot or Technical Error, Russia Hunts for Crashed Jet’s Black Boxes in Black Sea

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Russia expanded its search on Monday for the remains of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea,

December 26, 2016
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
MH370 Investigators: Missing Aircraft Not in Current Search Area
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MH370 Investigators: Missing Aircraft Not in Current Search Area

By Tom Westbrook and Rozanna Latiff SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Investigators searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have recommended

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 21

Monday, December 19, 2016
Vendée Globe Sailor in Trouble After Boat Hits Shipping Container Off New Zealand – UPDATE
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Vendée Globe Sailor in Trouble After Boat Hits Shipping Container Off New Zealand – UPDATE

The New Zealand Coast Guard has reached Thomas Ruyant and have boarded his vessel with a pump. Update at bottom. A French sailor participating in the

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 930

Coast Guard Plucks Four Sailors from Icy Waters Off Annapolis After 15 Boats Capsize During Race
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Coast Guard Plucks Four Sailors from Icy Waters Off Annapolis After 15 Boats Capsize During Race

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Four people were rescued from frigid waters off Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday after more than a dozen sailboats capsized during a

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 116

Thursday, December 15, 2016
Caspian Sea Platform Collapses in High Winds; 1 Dead, 9 Missing
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Caspian Sea Platform Collapses in High Winds; 1 Dead, 9 Missing

One person has died and a search and rescue is underway for 9 others missing after a part of an oil installation collapsed in strong winds in the Caspian

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, December 7, 2016
CMA CGM Supply Vessel Rescues Pro Skipper Kito de Pavant in Remote Southern Ocean
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CMA CGM Supply Vessel Rescues Pro Skipper Kito de Pavant in Remote Southern Ocean

Update: Kito de Pavant, the 55 years old French skipper of Bastide-Otio, who suffered damage to his keel while solo racing in the remote South Indian

December 7, 2016
Total Views: 140

Thursday, November 17, 2016
Nearly 100 Smuggled Puppies Rescued at Wales’ Holyhead Port
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Nearly 100 Smuggled Puppies Rescued at Wales’ Holyhead Port

Almost 100 puppies were rescued at Holyhead Port in the early hours of Tuesday morning, as part of a Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

November 17, 2016
Total Views: 30

Thursday, October 27, 2016
Search Called Off for Professional Solo-Sailor Missing in the Pacific
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Search Called Off for Professional Solo-Sailor Missing in the Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the active search for a professional Chinese sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard while sailing his 97-foot

October 27, 2016
Total Views: 89

Thursday, October 13, 2016
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San Francisco Capsize Echoes Past Tragedy — Kandi Won and Khaleesi

Last Saturday, the 30 passengers aboard Khaleesi, a Silverton 34 power boat, were watching the Navy Blue Angels over San Francisco Bay as part

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 343

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Adrift Cargo Ship Rescued in Gulf of Alaska
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Adrift Cargo Ship Rescued in Gulf of Alaska

A tugboat crew from Resolve Marine together with the U.S. Coast Guard helped rescue an adrift 400-foot cargo vessel with 12 people aboard during a multiple day

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 68

Sunday, October 9, 2016
30 Rescued After Sailboat Capsizes in San Francisco Bay
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30 Rescued After Sailboat Capsizes in San Francisco Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard and other first responders as well as good samaritans responded to a 34-foot recreational sailboat that capsized near San

October 9, 2016
Total Views: 80

Monday, September 26, 2016
Man Lost at Sea Found Alive After Week-Long Search is Called Off
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Man Lost at Sea Found Alive After Week-Long Search is Called Off

A 22-year-old Rhode Island man has been found alive after more than a week lost at sea in an inflatable life raft, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed. A

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 94

Friday, September 9, 2016
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WATCH This Carbon Fiber Barracuda – The Most Extreme Boat & Yacht Sea Trial Ever

Watch Motor Boat & Yachting sea trial this stealth HIGH SPEED military interceptor vessel which can be deployed by ship or helicopter and is powered by a

September 9, 2016
Total Views: 662

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
46 Rescued from Bering Sea After Abandoning Sinking Fishing Vessel
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46 Rescued from Bering Sea After Abandoning Sinking Fishing Vessel

The U.S. Coast Guard along with good samaritan vessels responded  Tuesday to 46 crewmembers aboard a commercial fishing vessel who were forced to abandon

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 214

Monday, July 25, 2016
Six Rescued After Fire Damages American Tug Off Florida
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Six Rescued After Fire Damages American Tug Off Florida

An American tugboat has been badly damaged after suffering a fire Friday while towing a barge approximately 8 miles east of Matanzas off Florida’s

July 25, 2016
Total Views: 102

Thursday, June 23, 2016
Desperate Search Continues for Sailboat With Missing Family of Four Off U.S. Gulf Coast
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Desperate Search Continues for Sailboat With Missing Family of Four Off U.S. Gulf Coast

Update (5:00 p.m. EDT) – The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that a second body was recovered Thursday as crews continue to search off of Boca Grande

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Search Vessel Finds EgyptAir Wreckage in Mediterranean
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Search Vessel Finds EgyptAir Wreckage in Mediterranean

Update: Cockpit Voice Recorder from Crashed EgyptAir Plane Retrieved CAIRO, June 15 (Reuters) – The “main locations” of wreckage from the

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 39

Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident
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Cargo Ship Rescues Sailors Off New Zealand After Two Crew Die in Rigging Accident

A Singapore-flagged containership has rescued three people from their battered yacht several hundred miles from New Zealand after a rigging accident

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 77

Thursday, June 9, 2016
Cracked Asphalt Tanker Saved Off India
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Cracked Asphalt Tanker Saved Off India

A Panamanian-flagged tanker averted potential disaster overnight after the vessel developed a crack in its hull in the Arabian Gulf off India. The Indian

June 9, 2016
Total Views: 61