Policy Updates
Two New Search and Rescue Moves in Asia-Pacific Worth Watching
Australia is moving to refresh some rules, and Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore are putting more structure on some others.
Ryan Erickson
Ryan is a PMI-ACP certified program manager and 20+ year Coast Guard veteran who served as a C-130 Navigator, SAR Planner, and Atlantic Area SAR Mission Coordinator and Area SME. He now serves as Chief Data Officer at IASARC.
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly (16 Jul 2026)
The Alcatraz Capsizing; Army Black Hawks Evacuate 200 Children from a Missouri Flood; and a Guest Post on SAR in a Contested Strait
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly (09 Jul 2026)
Five Crew Missing in the Arabian Sea; AI Drone Logs Its First Field Rescue; Six Days in the California Wilderness
Wallpapers
July SAR Times Phone Wallpapers
Spice up your phone wallpapers!
Eight Days in a Lifeboat: The Arctic's Uncomfortable Answer to "When Will Help Arrive?"
Transiting the Arctic should not be taken lightly
Holiday
Happy Birthday, America!
Happy Birthday, America. For everyone out there, be safe, have fun, and enjoy life. ~r
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly (02 Jul 2026)
Past the Window
Monthly Regulatory Meetings
Monthly Regulatory Meetings for July 2026
Regulatory Preview Coverage Window: June 29 – August 31, 2026
European Union
EU Screening Regulation Adds a New Layer After Rescue at Sea
For SAR professionals, the real change isn't the rescue itself. It's what happens once survivors come ashore.
SAR Times Weekly (25 Jun 2026)
Working Definitions
Special Review
The Changing Landscape of Volunteerism in Search and Rescue
Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom and What It Means for SAR Organizations Worldwide
Drones
The State of Drones in Search and Rescue
AI-driven mission planning is moving drones from ad hoc tools toward repeatable SAR operations, but BVLOS rules, battery limits, and crew training still hold back scale