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#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Tania Seward - Senior Advisor, Communications and Prevention, New Zealand SAR Secretariat, Wellington, New Zealand

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Latest WIMOWCA event puts the spotlight on maritime safety in Africa

IMRF Champion Mbuensie Njoya Alvine Laure Epse Nsangou from Cameroon continued to advocate for greater representation of women in maritime safety efforts.
#SaferSAR Webinar: The Importance of Global SAR Unit Safety Reporting

Join the global maritime SAR community as the IMRF hosts this crucial webinar on the importance of global SAR unit safety reporting in order to advance the knowledge, experience and capabilities of maritime SAR personnel worldwide.
Blog: Fredrik J. Eriksen, Director of Sales, Hansen Protection

We spoke with Fredrik J. Eriksen, Director of Sales at Hansen Protection, about his admiration for the work of SAR organisations and the importance of developing crucial lifesaving equipment for maritime SAR organisations
IMRF returns to Finland for its second-ever #WomenInSAR training event

More than 40 members of the IMRF community came together in Finland for another bespoke and engaging course that enabled women in maritime SAR the chance to learn from one another.

#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Captain SONG Yin & Captain WAN Qiuwen - Helicopter Pilots, China Rescue and Salvage

The China Rescue and Salvage (CRS) is distinct from the China Coast Guard and is solely focused on maritime rescues and salvage after accidents or disasters at sea. A division of the Ministry of Transport, it is responsible for protecting the safety of navigation, shipping and seamen in Chinese waters.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Tania Langenhoven - Rescue Coxswain, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), South Africa

I am currently based at the National Sea Rescue Institute Station 42 in Kleinmond. I am a qualified Class 3 Rescue Coxswain and at the end of February 2021 I stepped down as Deputy Station Commander as my 2-year rotation came to an end.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Dr. Suzanna Razali Chan - Principal Assistant Director, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)

Commander Maritime Dr. Suzanna Razali Chan has worked with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) - Malaysia Coast Guard since 2007. She joined the MMEA as a Lieutenant. Today, fourteen years later she holds the role of Principal Assistant Director in the Search and Rescue & Disaster Relief Division of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Erika Paulin - Chief Officer, Redningsselskapet, Norway

The SAR organization that I work for is in Norway and they have stations all over the Norwegian coast. I am usually working up in the northern parts, but I’ve been placed in other parts of the coast too. I have been working for Redningsselskapet (RS) for ten years.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Mrs Konan N’goran Adjoua Aline - Watch Officer at MRCC Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

I am a watch officer and I work for the maritime administration at the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Pauline Sain Hupolox - Directrice de la Communication et du Développement, SNSM – Les Sauveteurs en Mer, Paris, France

Les Sauveteurs en Mer is an organization staffed by volunteers, who are in charge of rescue at sea and on the beaches (8,500 people approx.) who are in turn supported by 85 salaried professional staff. The organization has 215 stations on the French coasts including overseas French territories as well as one national and 32 regional training centers. We also have maintenance facilities in a few coastal locations.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Rebecca Bethell - Director of Operations, Yellow Scorpion, Australia

Rebecca is currently Director of Operations at Yellow Scorpion, a specialist aviation SAR consultancy, prior to this Rebecca was a Sea King Search and Rescue Helicopter Captain with the UK’s Royal Air Force, based in North East England, with deployments to the Falkland Islands and Afghanistan.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Julia Hutchings - Volunteer, RNLI, United Kingdom

My name is Julia Hutchings (Jules) and I live in Weymouth on the south coast of England in the UK.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Melissa Ousey-Sanders - National Duty Officer, Royal New Zealand Coastguard, Auckland, New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Coastguard (CNZ) is New Zealand’s primary maritime search and rescue organisation.
#WomenInSAR STEM Interview: Natalie Mussington - Technical and Engineering Graduate, Inmarsat, London, UK

I am in the process of completing a Technology and Engineering graduate scheme at Inmarsat which is a global mobile satellite telecommunications company. Inmarsat provides global mobile services to users across different sectors such as maritime - helping to provide reliable communications to enhance shipping safety for crew and passengers.

SAR Matters: Defining Distress Continued ...

People known to be in distress need to be rescued, of course – and the SAR community knows that this concept must also be extended to those believed to be in distress, and to those who, while not yet in distress, will become so if help is not provided to them in the meantime.
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Annual meeting 2024 - 100 years of excellence in SAR!

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Commercial MASS and remotely operated vessels could play a significant part in future maritime SAR operations to help improve capabilities and operations.