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Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure of moving water, swift water rescue involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes and mechanical advantage systems that are often much more robust than those used in standard rope rescue.
MV Swift Rescue is a submarine support and rescue vessel (SSRV) that is operated by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The ship is stationed in Changi Naval Base and has a mixed crew of 27 personnel from the RSN and Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Ltd, the marine arm of Swire Group.
The Jayhawk along with the Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin are the two helicopter types in the Coast Guard's inventory. On 21 October 2023, a USCG Jawhawk operating from Air Station Elizabeth City was used to rescue four Canadian mariners from an overturned 60-foot catamaran, about 140 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina. [18]
Sep. 26—The Manchester Fire Department is sending a swift water and flood rescue team, vehicles and equipment to help first responders in states forecasted to be hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
Formed in February 1985, 125 Squadron consisted of twenty-two newly purchased Aérospatiale AS332M Super Puma medium lift helicopters. This was the Republic of Singapore Air Force's third helicopter squadron, after 120 Sqn and 123 Sqn. The pilots for the new helicopters were drawn from the two squadrons and led by Major Chia Sin Kwong, and were ...
Fayetteville Technical Community College has the only indoor swift water rescue facility on the East Coast. Here's what it means for residents.
A Canadian Forces AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant helicopter hoists a man from a Canadian Coast Guard ship A SAR cruiser of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service. Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty ...
Helicopters scramble to rescue people in flooded Iowa town while much of US toils again in heat. Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while ...