search and rescue

US Navy assists in plane crash rescue in Micronesia

US Navy and local boats are helping in the search and rescue operation of the Air Niugini flight, which crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia on Friday, October 28.

The plane crashed while it was trying to land at Chuuk Island in the middle of heavy rain and poor visibility. When the plane fell, passengers maanged to escape from the emergency exits before the plane. However, one person is missing, while six passengers are in hospital in a stable condition.

Local boats and the US Navy...

https://safety4sea.com/us-navy-assists-in-plane-crash-rescue-in-micronesia/

USCG rescues three as boats runs aground in Alaska

A boat ran aground on Saturday, September 29 in Puget Bay, Alaska, after its engine failed. The USCG responded on the site of the incident and rescued three men.

Watchstanders in the US Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center in Anchorage received the request for help from the men at about 5 p.m. They reported getting wet due to being aground in the surf, with one man aboard with preexisting medical concerns.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak landed on...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-rescues-three-as-boats-runs-aground-in-alaska/

France, Portugal, Spain, Germany to receive Aquarius vessel migrants

France, Portugal, Spain and Germany agreed to take in migrants from the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius sailing off the coast of Malta, France said, after Italy refused to let the vessel dock.

Portugal will take 10 of the 58 migrants on board as part of a response of solidarity to the flow of migrants seeking to reach Europe across the Mediterranean.

According to Malta, a patrol boat will transfer the migrants in international waters and then to the island, from where they will be sent to the...

https://safety4sea.com/france-portugal-spain-germany-to-receive-aquarius-vessel-migrants/

French fisheries patrol vessel rescues two yachtsmen

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) coordinated a multi-national search and rescue response after being informed of an injured solo yachtsman Abhilash Tomy. A French fisheries patrol vessel rescued Abhliash Tom, while it also evacuated a second solo yachtsman, Gregor McGuckin, from the SV Hanley Energy Endurance.

Mr. Tomy was participating in the Golden Globe Yacht Race. On Friday, September 21, race organisers notified AMSA that one of the competing yachts had rolled in rough...

https://safety4sea.com/french-fisheries-patrol-vessel-rescues-two-yachtsmen/

Nigeria starts search rescue operation for ‘MV Glarus’ abducted crew

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has started search rescue operations for the abducted 12 crew members onboard ‘MV Glarus’ which was hijacked off Bonny Island in Rivers State to ensure that they are found and released unconditionally.

The Director General of the Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside stated that NIMASA is cooperating with the Forward Operation Base (FOB) and the Falcon Eye of the Nigerian Navy along with other relevant security Agencies.

Dr. Dakuku condemned...

https://safety4sea.com/nigeria-starts-search-rescue-operation-for-mv-glarus-abducted-crew/

Panama unflags last migrant rescue ship in central Mediterranean

The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of the search and rescue ship ‘Aquarius 2’, the one remaining charity rescue vessel still operating in the central Mediterranean Sea. This means that there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future, unless the vessel can find a new flag to sail under.

The vessel is currently underway with 58 survivors onboard, but the decision by the Panama Authority (PMA) means that once the ship comes into port it will be...

https://safety4sea.com/panama-unflags-last-migrant-rescue-ship-in-central-mediterranean/

Dozens dead from ferry capsizing in Tanzania

At least 136 people were killed after the ferry ‘MV Nyerere’, estimated to be significantly overcrowded, capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, on Thursday afternoon.

The ferry capsized just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake’s biggest island, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, about 100 people were said to be rescued from the water, while about 30 are significantly injured.

However, the exact number of the people onboard, the deceased, the missing and the survivors cannot be estimated...

https://safety4sea.com/dozens-dead-from-ferry-capsizing-in-tanzania/

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