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Disaster in the Mediterranean
Migrants in Distress at Sea: Time to Act
More than 3000 people died in the Mediterranean in 2014. They were not passengers on cruise ships or airliners, who we would hear more about.
One of our principal concerns at the moment is the pressing need to introduce more effective SAR services to save the lives of the increasing number of migrants in distress at sea.
Busy Year Planned for IMRF in Asia-Pacific
Can Our Rescue Organisations Do More to Save Lives Through Education?
The Trustees for the IMRF’s Asia Pacific Regional Centre have approved an ambitious work plan for the next 12 months.
A large part of the work in saving lives that IWS does is through education.
The World Maritime Rescue Congress 2015
The IMRF’s Quadrennial General Meeting
The IMRF in the Next Quadrennium
Subject-matter experts, managers, coordinators, rescue unit crews and other professionals from the maritime SAR community around the world will be …
Over the last year our Trustees have conducted a challenging and fundamental review, seeking to define exactly what the IMRF should …
News from Estonia
A SAR Plan for East Asia
The voluntary non-governmental umbrella organisation, Estonian Voluntary Maritime Rescue, was created in April 2010 in …
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a regional seminar on the implementation of the Global SAR plan in East Asia …
McMurdo Group Partners the IMRF
NCSR 2
McMurdo Group, the global leader in end-to-end SAR and maritime domain awareness solutions, has become …
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is not renowned for giving its organs catchy titles – …
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Patron: Efthimios E. Mitropoulos KCMG, IMO Secretary-General Emeritus
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