Case Studies

Natural disasters strike with little or no warning and often cause widespread devastation and loss of life. Hurricanes and Typhoons will sometimes be forecast a couple of days in advance, but earthquakes, Tsunamis and general flooding usually occur with no warnings at all. One of the consequences of natural disasters is that they often cut […]

On Saturday 23 March 2019, the cruise ship MV Viking Sky transmitted a Mayday Call after suffering engine failure a few hundred meters off the West coast of Norway. The ship was drifting towards rocks in strong winds and high seas. The ship had 1,373 passengers and crew on board. Over the course of the […]

11 September 2001 – New York Modern high rise buildings are constructed to ever increasing safety standards and their design facilitates rapid evacuation in the event of fires or other emergencies. However, it is entirely possible that escape routes can become blocked, filled with smoke or simply become overwhelmed In 1993 – 8 years before […]

28 September 1994 – Baltic Sea In order to highlight some of the specific problems encountered by SAR agencies when faced with the prospect of Multi Person Rescue emergencies at sea, it is worth examining the case of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea on 28 September 1994, with the loss of […]