The IMRF has announced the finalists for this year’s IMRF Awards, recognising volunteer and professional SAR personnel from around the world. Read more
Global waterjet technology developer HamiltonJet is once again sponsoring this year’s #WomenInSAR award to promote diversity within maritime SAR Read more
The IMRF held its first-ever #WomenInSAR Training & Seminar Event as part of our initiative to raise the representation of women in the maritime SAR sector Read more
#WomenInSAR Training & Seminar 2022 - Gallery Read more
Read more
Inmarsat has launched a new maritime safety report to help steer shipping toward a safer future. Read more
Our European Regional Meeting will take place online in two sessions on 19 October 2022 and 10 November 2022. Read more
The Judges of the IMRF Awards 2022. Read more
For the search and rescue (SAR) community, the pandemic offered a unique opportunity for SAR organisations to develop their own best practices and structures as they continued to respond to call outs. Read more
The IMRF recently held its third Maritime MRO Subject-Matter Expert Course in a bid to improve the understanding of and planning for MROs for SAR organisations worldwide. Read more
The IMRF’s Pandemic Guidance document is available for all SAR organisations to develop their own framework for operating during a pandemic or global health emergency Read more
The IMRF’s life-saving work depends entirely on the generous support of its members, partners and benefactors, and IMRF Supporters. Read more
We talk to Jori Nordström, chief executive officer of the Finnish Lifeboat Institution, about his history as a maritime SAR member, the organisation’s 125th anniversary, and the growing role that women play in lifeboat crews. Read more
This year’s G5 conference, which took place in June in Gothenburg, Sweden, gave SAR organisations from around the world the opportunity to share best practices and experiences on tackling MROs. Read more
G5 Conference - Pandemic Rescue Presentation by Jared Blows (SAMSA) Read more
We sit down with Jorge Noras, founder and president of U SAFE about how this innovative technology is helping first responders tackle SAR operations in challenging circumstances Read more
During this year’s G5 Mass Rescue Conference in Sweden, David Jardine-Smith, former IMRF MRO Project Manager, spoke about the importance of the IMRF’s ‘G’ series of conferences in improving global mass rescue capabilities. Read more
The latest version of our Mass Rescue Operations Summary Guidance Documents are now available to download Read more
We sit down with last year’s winner of the IMRF’s Vladimir Maksimov Award for Lifetime Achievement and People’s Choice Award Patrick van Eyssen to discuss his volunteering career and what winning those awards meant to him. Read more
We sit down with Michael Vlasto, a former IMRF trustee and Chair of the IMRF Awards Judging Panel, to discuss the history of the IMRF Awards and his hopes for this year’s nominations. Read more