The International Maritime Rescue Federation

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF formerly International Lifeboat Federation) unites the world's foremost maritime search and rescue organizations in one truly global body. Our member organizations openly share their life saving expertise and technology and freely cooperate with one another to achieve a common humanitarian aim: Preventing loss of life on the world's waters.
Maritime emergency search and rescue services are provided free of charge to those in need. Most maritime search and rescue organizations depend on funding: either on hard fought government funding or on the generosity of the public at large to maintain these vital life saving services. By cooperating with their fellow rescue services around the world, they can share the burden and learn from each other's experiences.

More importantly, the International Maritime Rescue Federation uses its unique global position and makes the collective specialized rescue expertise of its members freely available in support of fellow rescuers around the world, many of whom are struggling to save thousands of lives in dire economic circumstances. We represent the International Maritime SAR community.

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International Maritime Prize

In 1999, delegations representing the governments of the world's maritime nations at the International Maritime Organization decided to award the "International Matitime Prize" to the ILF (now IMRF). This was the first time ever that this prestigious prize was awarded to an organization.  It was awarded in recognition of the achievement of ILF and its members in saving lives on the world's waters.

The International Maritime Prize