Tag: rescues

GFS rescues two crew members who fell into the sea (with video) ***************************************************************      ​The Government Flying Service (GFS) received a call today (December 16) at 12.57pm from the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, reporting that a fishing vessel with water intake and later sank in an incident about 20 kilometers east of Dangan Island, with two crew members falling into the sea. It was reported that the wind speed at the scene reached 74 kilometers per hour, the sea wave was 5.5 meters and the water temperature was 23 degree Celsius.             The GFS dispatched a H175 helicopter and ... Read more

Safety and Security of women have always been paramount to the Indian Railways. Railway Protection Force (RPF) and frontline railway staff are relentlessly working to ensure safe & secure travel of women over the Indian railways. Dedicated to this objective of women security a pan India drive “Operation Mahila Suraksha” was launched from 3rd to 31st May 2022. During this drive, RPF has arrested more than 7000 persons who were traveling unauthorizedly in the coaches reserved for women. RPF also rescued 150 girls/women from becoming the victims of human trafficking. With an objective ... Read more