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#WomenInSAR Award

In 2019, the IMRF introduced its #WomenInSAR Award as part of our annual IMRF Awards ceremony. The award highlights an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to improving equality of opportunity for women and girls in maritime SAR. Since its inception, the IMRF has awarded several awards to individuals that have contributed such efforts. Previous winners of the award include:

Isobel Tugwell, Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Anna Bertrandsson Littke, Swedish Sea Rescue Society
Krista Lynn Elvidge, Canadian Coastguard
Andrew Tate, Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Amber Sheasgreen, Royal Canadian Maritime Search and Rescue (RCMSAR)
Holly Phillips, Royal National Lifeboat Institution

You can find out more about the IMRF's #WomenInSAR Award here.

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