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
Latest
Searching for One Life: Search and Rescue in a Contested Strait
A contested littoral environment is among the most demanding operational settings in which naval or civilian vessels can function.
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
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
Happy Birthday, America!
Happy Birthday, America. For everyone out there, be safe, have fun, and enjoy life. ~r
SAR Times Weekly (02 Jul 2026)
Past the Window
Monthly Regulatory Meetings for July 2026
Regulatory Preview Coverage Window: June 29 – August 31, 2026
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
The Changing Landscape of Volunteerism in Search and Rescue
Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom and What It Means for SAR Organizations Worldwide
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
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly (18 June 2026)
When the Water Rises
Mediterranean
When governments take a step back in the Mediterranean
How state disengagement, NGO substitution, and migration politics turned a SAR system into a policy battlefield
SAR Times Weekly (11 Jun 2026)
The first drone rescue, a Pacific earthquake, and the future of distress beacons
EPIRB
When the Beacon Talks Back! IMO moves toward two-way distress communication for maritime EPIRBs
A work item at this June's NCSR 13 session signals the next fundamental shift in how SAR authorities and survivors in distress interact at sea
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly (June 4, 2026)
A Sherpa disappeared on Everest for a week. He walked out.
Monthly Regulatory Meetings
Monthly Regulatory Meetings for June 2026
What RCC Staff and Maritime Administrators Need to Watch This Month
Policy Review
Vietnam's Decree 69/2026 ND-CP: Implications for Rescue Readiness
When the Environment Fails the Responder
Hurricane Season 2026
Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts Today. Don't Wait, Make Your Plan.
NOAA's below-normal outlook doesn't change the readiness math
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly — May 28, 2026
From chemical releases to river and cave SAR, it was an interesting week... but don't forget about the AI-enhanced SAR Drones!
Policy Review
IMO MSC 111 closes with a full slate of SAR-relevant decisions
From VDES adoption to the non-mandatory MASS Code, last week's session sets the regulatory table through 2032
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly — May 21, 2026
Coast Guard pulls sailor from burning island, plus Hunan floods, Lake Erie capsizing, UAE rescue truck, IMO policy updates, and 9 more stories.
Weekly Digest
SAR Times Weekly — May 14, 2026
FEMA, drones, and rescues... it's another busy week in global SAR!