THE DAILY HERALD: SINT MAARTEN TIME SHARE ASSOCIATION DONATES SEARCHLIGHT TO SEA RESCUE
PHILIPSBURG–St. Maarten Timeshare Association (SMTA) has donated a searchlight set for the new outfitting of MS Dolphin, the flagship vessel of St. Maarten Sea Rescue Foundation, the two groups announced on Thursday.
St. Maarten Sea Rescue Foundation over the past 40 years has saved the lives of hundreds of seamen, passengers and tourists who navigated the island’s territorial waters, many of them during nightly missions. This is why robust searchlight equipment is essential for its two vessels Chief and Dolphin, it was stated in a press release.
Secretary of the board and crew member of Sea Rescue Serge Bakker: “In various cases, the right light equipment is the difference between life and death for victims of accidents at sea. Even the by day easily discernible red life vests are under water, making it very difficult for rescue brigades to find persons at sea without the proper searchlight equipment. This applies even more so when a storm and waves are in play.”
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