Captain Chen Jian, China Rescue & Salvage (CRS), Winner of the IMRF Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Maritime SAR Operations. Read more
Lifeboat Station Scheveningen, KNRM, Runner Up for the IMRF Award for Outstanding Team Contribution to Maritime SAR Operations. Read more
Anna Bertrandsson Littke, Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) – Joint winner of the IMRF #WomenInSAR Award. Read more
Krista Lynn Elvidge, Canadian Coast Guard, Joint winner of the IMRF #WomenInSAR Award. Read more
Commander Maritime Dr. Suzanna Razali Chan, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Runner up for the IMRF #WomenInSAR Award. Read more
NSRI JetRIB Team – winner IMRF Award for Innovation & Technology in Maritime SAR. Read more
Coastguard Nelson, New Zealand, Winner of the IMRF Award for Outstanding Team Contribution to Maritime SAR Operations. Read more
The LARUS Project, TU Dortmund University, Runner up for the IMRF Award for Innovation & Technology. Read more
Patrick van Eyssen is the 2021 IMRF Awards winner of the Vladimir Maksimov Award for Lifetime Achievement. Read more
Winners from SAR organisations all around the world are recognised and applauded ….and the IMRF People’s Award is launched Read more
With our members and partners we are working to be a truly global network of SAR organisations, working together to improve global SAR capability. Read more
The IMRF Awards 2021 will be announced on YouTube at 12:00 BST/13:00 CEST on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. Please keep checking our website and our social media posts for further details of how to join us for our first online IMRF Awards Ceremony. Read more
IMRF Associate Member HamiltonJet is sponsoring this year’s IMRF #WomeninSAR Award. The IMRF Awards are in their 6th year and are internationally recognised and highly regarded by the maritime search and rescue (SAR) community worldwide. Read more
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The judges for the 6th IMRF Awards have finished reviewing all the submissions and have announced this years’ award finalists. Read more
The IMRF’s Basic Rescue Boat Operator Manual, together with the accompanying Rescue Boat Operator Search Cards, provides recommended best practice for any organisation looking at introducing basic training in Rescue Boat SAR operations. Read more
In their 6th year, the IMRF Awards are internationally recognised and highly regarded by the maritime SAR community worldwide. Read more
This month we talk to IMRF Member John Leech, CEO, Water Safety Ireland. John describes himself as a hydrophile, a drowning prevention advocate and a lover of aquatic sports and pursuits. Read more
The IMRF has now developed a guidance manual that could be used as the basis for planning and delivering maritime SAR services in pandemics. Read more