Blogs & Podcasts

The IMRF has had the chance to sit down and talk with several profile-worthy women in the maritime SAR sector. Each of them spoke about their history in SAR, what inspired them to join their local SAR organisation, and how they think things can be improved for women in SAR in general. You can read all our interviews and listen to our #WomenInSAR podcasts below:

• Podcasts: Women in maritime SAR in Africa
• Jori Nordström, CEO, Finnish Lifeboat Institution
• Podcast: Why gender balance in maritime SAR matters
• Sharon Crowther and Carmen Long, South Africa's NSRI
• Martina Capriotti, Italian Federation of Aquatic Rescue (FISA)
• Frederike Bensche, volunteer rescue boat driver, German Life Saving Association
• Cia Sjöstedt, CEO, Swedish Sea Rescue Society
• Amber Sheasgreen, Operations Manager, Royal Canadian Maritime Search and Rescue
• Isobel Tugwell, volunteer, RNLI, and winner of the first-ever IMRF #WomenInSAR Award
• Rebecca Bethell, Director of Operations, Yellow Scorpion & Natalie Mussington, Technical & Engineering Graduate, Inmarsat
• Julie Schneider, Executive Creative Director, and Josie Giersing, volunteer crew member, Virgin Island Search and Rescue
• Podcast: #WomenInSAR Six Years On
• We also had the chance to interview 12 women across the world who use science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in their roles as paid or volunteers in maritime SAR. Click on the following link to read all 12 Interviews.