Lifesaving Service

noun

1. a private organization or government agency for general marine rescue operations.

Example Sentences

Lifesaving Service — a precursor to the Coast Guard — standing by in the late 1800s to assist mariners, and rescue shipwreck survivors.

From Seattle Times

"After years of undervaluing our lifesaving service we feel we've been left with no choice but to stand up for the profession and say enough is enough, we cannot and will not accept the unacceptable anymore."

From BBC

“As a member of a lifesaving service, I am deeply saddened by this tragedy,” said Capt. Amy Florentino, commander of Coast Guard Sector Northern New England.

From Seattle Times

Tom Gill, chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, told The Virginian-Pilot that the city’s more than 180 rescues were high even for a holiday weekend.

From Seattle Times

Lifesaving Service, dates to the 1870s.

From New York Times