Maritime Search and Rescue (Mexico)

Maritime Search and Rescue
Búsqueda y Rescate Marítimo
Uniform and boat logo
Country Mexico
Branch Mexican Navy
RoleMaritime search and rescue
ColorsRed, gold, and white
Insignia
Racing stripe
Flag
A Mexican Navy Maritime Search and Rescue team departs on a Royal Australian Air Force C-130H Hercules transport plane at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia en route to Thailand to help survivors of the tsunami disaster in 2005

The Maritime Search and Rescue (Spanish: Búsqueda y Rescate Marítimo) is the Mexican Navy's SAR unit. It is responsible for improving the quality and effectiveness of the Navy's response to Mexico's maritime emergencies. The Mexican Navy historically has been responsible for the search and rescue operations using its available resources. However, aware of the importance of safeguarding human life at sea and the growing demand of sea rescue, the High Command of the Navy established a separate, specialist arm for the task.[1]

  1. ^ "Secretaría de Marina - Armada de México". Semar.gob.mx. Retrieved 2011-02-04.