Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR) is a voluntary organization dedicated to saving lives in Antigua and Barbuda and the surrounding waters. It is an officially recognized search and rescue service in Antigua and Barbuda where it provides 24 hour coverage, 365 days of the year. Services ABSAR Provides: Marine Search and Rescue, Marine Firefighting, Community Emergency Medical Response and Firefighting, Medic Station treating walk-in patients for minor medical issues, on-the-water support of local regattas, swimming and boating events and medical training. Falmouth Harbour, Antigua

Search and Rescue in the SW North Atlantic and Caribbean. Yachtsmen and pilots who venture into the Bahamas and on down the Greater and Lesser Antilles should be aware of the limitations of facilities to come to their assistance, should they have the misfortune to need help.

VISAR is a volunteer manned, charitably funded provider of maritime search & rescue services within the British Virgin Islands. Call 767 from any phone in the BVI for emergency assistance.