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When Italy ended Mare Nostrum in 2014, Frontex took over with a narrowed mandate. NGOs filled the gap. Ten years later they are still running Mediterranean SAR ops and building the legal record.
https://sartimes.com/when-governments-take-a-step-back-in-the-mediterranean/
This week's digest covers 12 stories from across the global search and rescue community, spanning the week+ of April 7-16, 2026. From dramatic open-ocean rescues to a milestone 100th rescue in 100 days, the SAR world has been busy. Also in focus…
https://sartimes.com/sar-times-weekly-april-16-2026/
🌊 Never cross flowing water above your knees. 'Turn Around, Don't Drown' - 6 inches knocks you down, 2 feet sweeps a car away. #FloodSafety #TADD
🚁 The USCG's first helicopter rescue was Jan. 3, 1944 - saving 2 survivors from a torpedo-damaged barge. It launched the era of aerial SAR. #USCG #HelicopterSAR
📻 Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) can broadcast a missing person's last known GPS location to all phones in range. Tech-assisted SAR is here. #WEA #SAR
🎖️ Flag Day! Honoring all military SAR operators - Air Force PJs (Pararescuemen), USCG rescue swimmers & CSAR crews who risk everything. #FlagDay #Pararescue
🔦 3 whistle blasts = universal distress signal. Three mirror flashes, three fires in a triangle - all mean HELP. Know your emergency signals. #DistressSignal
SAR Times Weekly (18 June 2026); When the Water Rises
#sar #newsletter #searchandrescue
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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
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#sar #med #ngo #searchandrescue
