Global search-and-rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaver

Global search-and-rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaver

The world's 45-nation strong search-and-rescue system has declared a day this week its inaugural "Global Search-and-Rescue Day" to honor the many humanitarian efforts under its COSPAS-SARSAT global operations.

Today is Global Search and Rescue Day

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 – On 10 September 2025, the world celebrates the first Cospas-Sarsat Global Search and Rescue Day. This date marks the anniversary of the first rescue using the Cospas-Sarsat satellite-aided tracking System in 1982. Since then, the System has helped save at least 70,000 lives in over 20,000 operations. For 43 years, no formal occasion has existed to honour those who make this humanitarian work possible. Global SAR Day will rec…

Global search and rescue system gets recognition as real lifesaver

Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2025 The world's 45-nation strong search and rescue system is being highlighted this week during the inaugural "Global Search and Rescue Day," a time set aside to honor the many humanitarian efforts under the COSPAS-SARSAT global operations. The NOAA-backed international COSPAS-SARSAT program, which is a global satellite-based monitoring initiative, is using Wednesday as its first-ever Globa

U.S. Coast Guard in Guam honors inaugural Global Search and Rescue Day

On Sept. 10, the anniversary of that first 1982 save, the International COSPAS-SARSAT Program inaugurates Global Search and Rescue Day, honoring Mission Control Center (MCC) and Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) personnel who stand watch, transforming signals into safety and security. From Guam's harbors to Micronesia's atolls, their vigilance supports our core priorities, saving an average of 10 lives daily worldwide while fortifying the U.S. ma…

Global Search and Rescue Day Will Recognize International Effort to Save People in Distress

The International COSPAS–SARSAT Programme has declared September 10, 2025 as the inaugural “Global Search and Rescue Day.”