rescue

Last Wednesday, a Navy crew rescued over 100 men from a small craft in the rough seas of the Mediterranean. Official sources say that 128 men, aged between 20 and 30, were saved and taken on board the USS San Antonio, an amphibious…

A 16-year-old lifeguard saves four people in difficulty. It happened at Hot Water Beach, near Auckland in New Zealand. Star of his perfect day was James Lee, a lifeguard only 16 years old, who brought to shore four bathers in three separate…

Lima, Peru – A makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechua Indians back from a party in south-eastern Peru plunged off a cliff into a river, killing everyone on board, including 14 children. The accident happened on Friday night as the bus was…

A multi-tasking vehicle able to tackle any terrain in any weather. The Rumanian company Ghe-o, specialist in the development and production of off-road vehicles, unveils Rescue, the next evolution of its Predator project. Rescue is…

Would you manage to survive for 19 days alone in the forest? What would you do? These are the questions that 72-year-old Gene Penaflor had to face after losing his hunting partner in the Mendocino Forest of California. He answered the…

Become a helicopter pilot working in challenging rescue operations, in any latitude and in any weather condition, while sitting comfortably in your armchair. Developed by the Polish software house PlayWay, Helicopter Simulator Search and…

A historical agreement between Cuba and US concerning joint marine search and rescue. At a meeting of delegations from the two countries, held in Havana, attended by experts and officials, a common document was signed as a first step…

There appears to be no respite from the tropical cyclones affecting Mexico. Official numbers already speak of 80 confirmed dead and 58 unaccounted for. "We were not expecting a storm of this magnitude", said Luis Walton, Mayor of Acapulco,…

The pinnacle of Canadian Arctic explorers has been decapitated. Marc Thibault, captain of the research ship CCGS Admunsen, at the cutting edge of Canadian Arctic research, died when the helicopter from which he was scouting the area,…

US gas and electricity distributor National Grid launches Emergency Preparedness Month. An awareness campaign directed at its customers providing practical information to deal more effectively and more safely with the type of unprecedented…