I inflated emergency life rafts in interesting places, like a snow covered mountain and inside a compact car. I test the durability and reliability of various sized life rafts, ranging from ...

Fishermen from the fishing vessel Bonanza transport four survivors, U.S. citizens, to the container ship Coqui after rescuing them, with the assistance of a Coast Guard aircrew, from a life raft in ...

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) — The Coast Guard Sector North Carolina rescued five people 260 nautical miles off of Cape Hatteras on Thursday. Officials with the Coast Guard report that the crew of the ...

A crowded life raft adrift in the Atlantic was so off North Carolina’s coast that a helicopter had to refuel twice on an aircraft carrier to complete the long-distance rescue mission, according to the ...

When disaster threatens all of humanity, which professor will make the cut to join the survivors? Six UB faculty members from different disciplines will argue that he or she is worthy of the coveted ...