rescue

A working tool versatile and reliable, to give a new dimension to air rescue: the new AgustaWestland AW609 Finmeccanica is technically a tiltrotor, able to vary the angle of the rotors from vertical to horizontal. This aircraft sum the…

GULF OF THAILAND - Despite the efforts of planes, ships and search crews, officials have not found any sign of a Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing two days ago. In that image, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, lands…

Ashtead Technology, the subsea equipment solutions leader, has donated £20,000 of equipment to SARbot, the UK’s only underwater rescue association. Ashtead Technology has donated a Bowtech near SIT aluminium camera, specific for…

To realize how Google Glass can improve in emergency situation, Anomaly had make a video that goes viral. It gives a useful insight into what this technology can do in real situations. “Anomalia Film” follows a firefighter,…

A terrifying destructive force that leaves no way out for the inhabitants of the district of Tacloban in the Philippines, hit by typhoon Hayan/Yolanda. This previously unpublished video captures the moment when the giant sea wave struck the…

From sci-fi to reality, the development of robotics may lead to the discovery of new solutions suitable for search and rescue, especially in scenarios that are dangerous for humans. Despite recent progress, according to experts at the…

Local diving and snorkelling instructors helped rescue workers at the scene of the sinking of a ferry full of tourists, which went down off the coast of Pattaya, a popular beach resort about 130 km east of Bangkok in Thailand. The Wall…

Traditional flesh and bone rescuers can sleep in peace: the Atlas robot, although it is able to move over bumpy terrain and has been designed specifically to carry our rescues in places that are inaccessible to man, breaks during a test in…

They are the US Coast Guard elite corps and have undergone the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Training programme in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. This extremely tough academy selects the best rescue swimmers in the world, who are able to…

To make the immobilised patient more comfortable and improve the outcome of rescues in hostile environments usingdevices that ensure reliability and versatility. These are the aims of the Saerbag III Ferno bagwith integrated lifting bridle,…