search and rescue

244 Lina Buurstra, Rescue Leader, Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Swedish Maritime Authority

Mayday! Who is answering your emergency call?

In episode 244, we meet Lina Buurstra, a Rescue Leader at the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre. She answers your call when you are in distress, and she knows how to make things right again.  Lina has a background as a Master Mariner before becoming a rescue leader.
We hear about what incidents stuck with Lina, and she also tells the behind-the-scenes story of what happened when the MARCO POLO went aground in Swedish waters last year.

Lina and her...

https://shippingpodcast.com/244-lina-buurstra-rescue-leader-joint-rescue-co-ordination-centre-swedish-maritime-authority/

VESSEL REVIEW | Dampier Legend – First boat in new RIB series for Australian volunteer rescue agency

Dampier Legend

Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) recently took delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) for operation by its Marine Rescue Dampier station in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The aptly named Dampier Legend was designed by local naval architecture firm Southerly Designs and built in fulfillment of a contract awarded by the Western Australian […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/ribs-and-rhibs/vessel-review-dampier-legend-first-boat-in-new-rib-series-for-australian-volunteer-rescue-agency/

VESSEL REVIEW | Heavy duty RIB for Irish volunteer rescue organisation

New RIB for Ireland's Banna Rescue

Banna Rescue, an independent volunteer search and rescue (SAR) organisation grouped under the Community Rescue Boats of Ireland (CRBI) umbrella, recently took delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) built by UK-based Ribcraft. The bespoke 4.8-metre (16-foot) boat has a layout optimised for...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/ribs-and-rhibs/vessel-review-heavy-duty-rib-for-irish-volunteer-rescue-organisation/

Danish firm to build additional ambulance boats for Hellenic Coast Guard

Viking-built ambulance boat

Viking Life-Saving Equipment of Denmark has been awarded a contract for the construction of 11 ambulance boats in a series for use by the Hellenic Coast Guard. Eight earlier boats from the same series were delivered by Viking to the coast guard from 2020 to 2022. Like their earlier sisters, the new...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/danish-firm-to-build-additional-ambulance-boats-for-hellenic-coast-guard/

Future US Navy towing and salvage ship to honour Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island

Rendering of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship

A future US Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS) will be named USNS Narragansett in honour of the Narragansett Native American Tribe of Rhode Island, US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro confirmed on Tuesday, June 18. The naming selection of the future Narragansett follows...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/salvage/future-us-navy-towing-and-salvage-ship-to-honour-narragansett-tribe-of-rhode-island/

AWARDS 2023 | Best Large SAR Boat – Guardamar Urania – Armon Shipyard

Best Large SAR Boat – Guardamar Urania – Armon Shipyard Yet again illustrating the staggering versatility of the Vigo-based shipyard Armon, this very impressive aluminium craft is the last in a series of five built for Spain’s famed sea rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. She and her sisters...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/awards-2023-best-large-sar-boat-guardamar-urania-armon-shipyard/

Crew safely evacuated from bulk carrier hit by Houthi attack

The rescued Filipino crew of the Liberian-flagged coal carrier Tutor in Bahrain just prior to their flight to Manila, June 16, 2024

The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has confirmed that the 21 Filipino crewmembers of a commercial vessel that suffered damage in an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group last week have been safely evacuated. The sailors of the Liberia-flagged, Greek-owned coal carrier Tutor were...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/crew-safely-evacuated-from-bulk-carrier-hit-by-houthi-attack/

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