Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer
Encyclopedia
The Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM) is a French
voluntary organisation founded in 1967 by merging the Société Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufragés (founded in 1865) and the Hospitaliers Sauveteurs Bretons (1873). Its task is saving lives at sea around the French coast, including the overseas départments and territories.
In 2009 the SNSM was responsible for about half of all sea rescue operations and saved 5,400 lives in 2816 call-outs and assisted 2140 boats in distress. 65% of funding comes from the private sector (donations, bequeathals and sponsorship) and 35% commes from the national government, the regions, the départements and the local communities.
The boats are dispersed in 185 stations (including 15 in overseas territories).
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voluntary organisation founded in 1967 by merging the Société Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufragés (founded in 1865) and the Hospitaliers Sauveteurs Bretons (1873). Its task is saving lives at sea around the French coast, including the overseas départments and territories.
In 2009 the SNSM was responsible for about half of all sea rescue operations and saved 5,400 lives in 2816 call-outs and assisted 2140 boats in distress. 65% of funding comes from the private sector (donations, bequeathals and sponsorship) and 35% commes from the national government, the regions, the départements and the local communities.
Fleet
The SNSM has the following boats:- 40 All weather lifeboats
- 25 Class 1 lifeboats (up to 40 knots/Force 8)
- 64 Class 2 lifeboats (up to 33 Knots/Force 7)
- 21 Class 3 lifeboats (up to 10 knotsforce 3)
- 425 Inshore lifeboats (including jetskis)
The boats are dispersed in 185 stations (including 15 in overseas territories).
See also
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- Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding MaatschappijKoninklijke Nederlandse Redding MaatschappijThe Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution is the voluntary organization in the Netherlands tasked with saving lives at sea. For that purpose, it maintains 39 lifeboat stations along the Dutch coast of the North Sea and Wadden Sea and on the IJsselmeer...
- Redningsselskapet
- Royal National Lifeboat InstitutionRoyal National Lifeboat InstitutionThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as well as on selected inland waterways....
- Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad MarítimaSociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad MarítimaThe Spanish Maritime Safety Agency, in spanish: Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima also known as SASEMAR or Salvamento Marítimo is a sea search and rescue organisation, that operates in Spain.Is the body in charge of maritime traffic control, safety and rescue operations, as well as...
- US Coast Guard