John Millman has enjoyed a nearly 40-year career in SAR. He is currently the Canadian Coastguard’s Search Mission Coordinator (SMC) at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Victoria and is the longest-serving person in that role in Canada’s history. Read more
The Lifboat is a newly developed mass rescue tool, developed by Pontus Hallin and supported by Matthew Fader of the Swedish Sea Rescue Society. Read more
With a combined 22 years of experience, Chrissy Heu and Michael Cockburn displayed the utmost level of bravery and professionalism when they saved the lives of three people after their yacht overturned in horrendous weather off the coast of regional Western Australia in May 2022. Read more
Sarah Lundin is the Rescue Specialist Coordinator for the Canadian Coastguard’s West Region division. Read more
Captain Isa Noah Amwe has been responsible for leading a number of SAR operations over the last year in difficult circumstances with both professionalism and courage. Read more
Hendrik has been involved in maritime SAR since 1993, training countless of maritime students to prepare them for a life at sea. Read more
Since 2014 Andrew has been a vocal supporter of women in engineering at the RNLI by leading the service’s Women In Engineering outreach programme. Read more
South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has developed a unique swimming facility within a 12 m shipping container that enables children to be taught, for free, how to swim in a safe and practical environment, thus reducing the risk of a child drowning in the region. Read more
SOS Mediterraneé is a European humanitarian SAR organisation operating in the Central Mediterranean to help saves lives of those fleeing Libya in overcrowded rubber boats. Read more
A longstanding volunteer at Coastguard New Zealand, both locally and nationally, Rosie was an inspirational member of her unit, coordinating with other SAR agencies and emergency services during a full-scale SAR operation of a distressed vessel in March 2020 that saved the lives the entire crew. Read more
The global maritime SAR community was honoured during the reveal of the winners of this year’s IMRF’s Awards. Read more
The Judges of the IMRF Awards 2025. Read more