"It is primarily fewer accidents involving recreational boats that explain the positive development compared with before," says Mattias Hyllert, Director of Maritime and Air Rescue at the Swedish Maritime Administration, in a press release.
In 2025, the Swedish Maritime Administration's maritime and air rescue center JRCC handled a total of 990 maritime rescue cases, a decrease from the previous year's 1,012. Most alarms were due to engine or propeller failure, grounding or severe weather.
The number of air rescues also decreased, from 701 in 2024 to 589 in 2025.
