National level Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2020) was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard in Goa.
This is for the first time the 03 pillars of national SAR mechanism i.e. Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Defence, took part in SAREX-20.
It had the theme of Harmonization of Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue code named ‘HAMSAR’.
SAREX exercise is being conducted biennially by Indian Coast Guard under the aegis of National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB).