Nassau, Bahamas - On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Bahamas Consul General in Miami, Florida, received an award on behalf of The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA).

The Caribbean Search and Rescue Lifesaving Award was bestowed on BASRA by the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) who chose BASRA for its heroic air sea rescue services, over 12 other nominations from across the Caribbean.

On November 7, 2011, BASRA members responded to a distress call involving 6 crewmen whose boat had capsized somewhere along the Man-O-War Passage in Abaco....