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🌍 From 20-27 Sept 2025, 58 lifeboat crew from 9 countries & Australia united for the IMRF Lifeboat Crew Exchange! 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/khUM50X9K1W

🌍 On World Mental Health Day, IMRF celebrates the ICAO/IMO Joint Working Group on SAR for developing emergency psychology guidance. This supports our #SARyouOK? campaign for wellbeing. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/o77150X9K9U

📢 Exciting news! The IMRF has received a US$450,000 grant from The TK Foundation to create a free global e-learning platform for maritime SAR! Learn more: ow.ly/wYHb50X9JS9

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re highlighting the importance of “Access to Services - Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.” 🔗 Guidance & resources: ow.ly/AXgX50X4NE9

⚓ Navigating Armed Conflict at Sea How can maritime SAR stay humanitarian amid naval warfare? 🎤 On 29 Sep, the IMRF tackled legal and operational challenges in a powerful webinar. 📺 Missed it? Watch here: ow.ly/phGX50X68Gm

IMRF Announces the 2025 Awards Shortlist! 🎉 Celebrating extraordinary achievements in maritime SAR. ✨ Winners revealed later this year! ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/gKWf50X68yA

📘 IMRF Annual Report 2024 A century of saving lives at sea! From #SARyouOK? to #FutureSAR and #WomenInSAR, 2024 saw global collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing in maritime SAR. 🔗Discover more about our work and achievements in 2024: ow.ly/f2Pj50X2IAN

🚁 IMRF Members: We Need Your Input! The US has asked for feedback on using UAVs & RPAS in SAR ops. Share your experiences to help shape future IAMSAR guidance & the Global SAR Systems Review. 🔗Learn more about how to get involved: ow.ly/LmQZ50X2IwY

🚤 That’s a wrap on the 2025 IMRF Lifeboat Crew Exchange! Huge thanks to everyone involved for a fantastic week of training and collaboration. Stay tuned for the 2026 exchange!

🌊 Day 6 of the 11th IMRF Lifeboat Crew Exchange! SAR professionals worldwide are sharing skills and collaborating. Today featured hands-on training, teamwork exercises, and operational simulations to enhance capabilities. 📸 Swipe through the highlights!

🌊 Today, IMRF celebrates World Maritime Day! Let's protect our oceans and focus on safety with #SaferSAR, #FutureSAR, #SARyouOK?, and #WomenInSAR. 🔗Learn more: ow.ly/WmBw50X1wUW #WorldMaritimeDay #Shipping #IMO #Sustainability

⚓️ Webinar Alert: Intl Law on Armed Conflicts at Sea 📅 29 Sep | ⏰ 09:00 UTC | Join IMRF & experts to explore humanitarian law & SAR systems. 👉 Register: ow.ly/I07250WYMFJ #Law #Politics #InternationalLaw #Shipping #Lifesaving

🌊 Day 4 of the 2025 IMRF Lifeboat Crew Exchange! Our teams are enhancing skills, sharing experiences, and building networks! #Lifeboat #Maritime #LifeSaving #Rescue

The IMRF opposes lowering SAR training standards in the STCW Convention. Every vessel must be ready for distress calls! Let's strengthen SAR training! 🔗 Read the full position paper here: ow.ly/BTuv50WZpaW

🌍 Day 3 of the IMRF Lifeboat Crew Exchange was a success! Participants are expanding their skills and building global friendships. #SearchAndRescue #Rescue #Safety #SavingLives #Lifeboat

Proud to be an official charity at #LISW25! Together, we are building a safer future at sea. Thank you to all who joined us! 🌊 Read more: ow.ly/93Io50WZoNl

The IMRF Lifeboat Crew Exchange kicked off this weekend, uniting crews from Finland, Iceland, France, Estonia, Norway, the UK, and more! Excited for the week ahead! 📸Photos from 20-21 Sept. #Lifesaving #Lifeboat #Maritime #Crew #Safety

We're piloting a Coast Guard Exchange Programme in March, helping SAR professionals worldwide share expertise & build global networks 🌍 👉 Limited places available. 🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/g4Ee50WviKW #CoastGuard #Search #Rescue #Maritime #Safety

The IMRF joined WHO meetings in Bangkok for global drowning prevention! 🌍 ✅ Supported a new working group ✅ Presented at the Workshop ✅ Engaged in the Global Alliance Read more: ow.ly/3uqC50WVHY7