maritime rescue
Ocean emergency response
Maritime rescue is the organized effort to save people in distress at sea—from sinking vessels, capsized boats, or other emergencies on the water.
Coast guards, navies, and volunteer organizations conduct maritime rescue operations using helicopters, lifeboats, and specialized vessels.
The maritime rescue team reached the stranded sailors before the storm worsened.
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
- inflatable raftsAir-filled floating vessels
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- life jacketsWearable flotation devices
- sonar systemsSound-wave underwater detection equipment
rough seas · capsized · emergency signaling · distress · ship captains · hypothermia · salvage operations · man overboard · abandon ship · lost at sea · winches · emergency · lifeboat · life raft · survival kits · SOS · emergency flare · searchlight
- sea rescuelifeboat, lifeguard, coastguard, SOS, life raft
- maritime safetylife rafts, lifebuoys, lifesaving equipment, safety equipment, flares
- boat safetylife raft, lifebuoy, life vests, flare, distress signal
- rescuesave, help, SAR, assist, lifeline
- maritime regulationadmiralty, port authority, harbor master, shipping regulations, marine safety
- naval medicinecorpsman, naval hospital, naval doctors, nurse corps, sickbay