Coastal search-and-rescue operations commonly involve multi-agency coordination and can deploy ground teams, helicopters, and divers to search shorelines, cliffs, and offshore areas.
November 17, 2025
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descriptive
General description of assets and coordination used in coastal search-and-rescue efforts.
A 1937 U.S. Navy search for Amelia Earhart conducted by USS Colorado and USS Lexington covered nearly 250,000 square miles of the Pacific, while PBY-1 seaplanes conducted daily searches of roughly 25,000 square miles.
July 18, 1937
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Area coverage metrics reported in the U.S. Navy's 1937 search operations documentation.