This section provides concise summaries of published maritime search and rescue accident investigation reports from around the world. The cases referred to in this section highlight some of the key findings, contributing factors, and lessons identified to support learning and continuous improvement across the global SAR community. All insights are drawn from the official reports, which can be accessed in full via the provided links.
For any incidents or accidents your crews have encountered, please submit your reports through the form available HERE.
By reflecting on real incidents, we can strengthen our understanding of risk and improve the safety and effectiveness of SAR operations. The reports summarised in this section are selected based on their potential to provide safety learning for the benefit of the global SAR community, not to assign blame or to put a specific organisation in the spotlight.
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This isn’t about blame—it’s about saving lives.
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