Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Theme for WMRC 2019 will be “Learning from the past; looking
to the future”, which we hope will enable participants to both
benefit from lessons learnt, whilst getting an insight into
innovations and technologies that will help shape maritime
SAR operations of the future.
SAR Resources
SAR Resources Aircraft
SAR Resources Vessels
SAR Resources Vessels
SAR Resources The Future – SAR
Drones?
SAR Resources -Rescue Resources Available in Europe
Response times
How many people were saved
Available SAR Resources
Who coordinated SAR efforts
On scene coordination
Rescue challenges
Land agency assistance
Ferry evacuation plans and their effectiveness
Lessons learned
Any overall views on the SAR response
An official report or timeline of events
Data Collection Process
Response times: How did SAR services
become aware of the incident and how long
did it take to respond?
Official rescuers Unclear/No
Location of Incidents 0-6 hours 6-12 12-24 hours 24+ never reached the reports of any Total
hours vessel
Bangladesh 4 10 3 2 20 39
Indonesia 8 2 6 1 9 26
Philippines 8 3 1 1 5 18
Other 22 3 5 7 3 36 76
Total 42 18 12 12 5 70 159
Key Challenges:
Lack of reporting of position
No distress signal
Delayed incident reporting
Available SAR Resources...
First responders
All those who
survived
Other nearby swam
Villagers or commercial ashore/No Local Police or Official SAR
Location of Incidents nearby vessels/ferries other Fire service Team/Service Unclear Total
fishermen rescuers
mentioned
Bangladesh 11 7 13 5 3 39
Indonesia 6 6 2 7 5 26
Philippines 2 7 1 1 5 2 18
Other 19 12 9 3 17 16 76
Total 38 32 23 11 29 26 159
Key Challenges
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Philippines
The Challenge of rescue..
Previously Mentioned
Incomplete/No Manifests
Lack of reporting of position
No distress signal
Delayed incident reporting
Distance to accident site
Other
Inadequate resources
Sheer number of victims
Additional Notes