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Maritime SAR converges in Norway for the IMRF’s Annual Meeting 2023

More than 50 members of the IMRF community from over a dozen countries around the world gathered in Norway for this year's Annual Meeting.
MIGRATION AND SEARCH & RESCUE
#FutureSAR - Matthew Fader, Swedish Sea Rescue Society

Matthew Fader, International Search and Rescue Development Manager at the SSRS, gives his insights into climate change and how it is impacting SSRS’s SAR operations.

Maritime SAR converges in Norway for the IMRF’s Annual Meeting 2023

More than 50 members of the IMRF community from over a dozen countries around the world gathered in Norway for this year's Annual Meeting.
IMRF launches #SaferSAR in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register Foundation

The initiative will look to enable global SAR organisations to better collect, analyse and share maritime SAR incident response data in a bid to enhance future maritime SAR response operations
Anders Bagge named IMRF’s People’s Choice Award winner for 2023

Anders Bagge from the SSRS has been announced as the 2023 recipient of the IMRF’s People’s Choice Award.
Crew members gather once again for the European Lifeboat Crew Exchange programme

The European Lifeboat Crew Exchange, hosted in six European countries in September, was a resounding success and enabled participants to hone their skills and share their passion for saving lives at sea.
IMRF honours global maritime SAR community with its 2023 Award winners

The IMRF has announced the winners of this year’s IMRF Awards, which recognise all those involved in global maritime SAR efforts.
IMRF to present several key papers at 30th ICAO-IMO SAR JWG

The IMRF is set to present and discuss a number of papers at the upcoming 30th meeting of the ICAO-IMO SAR JWG, which will take place in South Africa in November.
Farewell to Theresa Crossley

Our former IMRF CEO officially stood down at the end of the 2023 WMRC after a five-year tenure that saw her develop the charity’s influence and reach whilst navigating it through some challenging circumstances.
IMRF Announces Nomination Shortlist for the IMRF Awards 2023

The IMRF has announced the finalists for this year’s IMRF Awards, recognising volunteer and professional SAR personnel from around the world.
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence appointed Patron of the IMRF

Replaces former IMO Secretary-General Sir Efthimios Mitropoulos following an 11-year tenure
Jaakko Heikkilä joins IMRF as International Programme Manager

Jaakko Heikkilä has joined the IMRF as its new International Programme Manager

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.
People's Choice Award 2023
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