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=== Sweden === [[File:MS Drottning Silvia framför slottet.JPG|thumb|Swedish rescue vessel ''Drottning Silvia (Queen Silvia)'' in front of the [[Stockholm Palace|Royal Castle]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden]] The [[Swedish Maritime Administration]] is responsible for maritime SAR in Swedish waters, and operate seven [[AgustaWestland AW139]] SAR helicopters from five bases along the coast of Sweden.<ref name="SwedishMA">{{cite web |url = http://www.sjofartsverket.se/en/Our-Activities/Maritime-Search-and-Rescue/ |title = Maritime Search and Rescue |access-date = 29 April 2011 |last = [[Swedish Maritime Administration]] |date = January 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611063539/http://www.sjofartsverket.se/en/Our-Activities/Maritime-Search-and-Rescue/ |archive-date = 11 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sjofartsverket.se/sv/sjo--och-flygraddning/helikopterverksamhet/|title = Sjöfartsverket: Helikopterverksamhet}}</ref> Together with the [[Swedish Sea Rescue Society]] and the [[Swedish Coast Guard]] they are carrying out Sar in Swedish waters. The Coast guard has 31 larger Ships and 3 [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8]] aeroplanes for SAR. The [[Swedish Sea Rescue Society]] is an organisation aiming at saving lives and recovering property at sea. The society operates 68 search and rescue stations and some 185 ships crewed by 2100 volunteers, of those more than 300 are on call at any time, and can respond within 15 minutes. In 2011, the volunteers turned out to an emergency 3274 times. The Swedish Sea Rescue Society is involved 70% of the number SAR missions in Swedish waters.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sjoraddning.se/detta-gor-vi/ | title = Vi räddar liv till sjöss | access-date = 9 March 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120228140809/http://www.sjoraddning.se/detta-gor-vi/ | archive-date = 28 February 2012 }}</ref>
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