IMO honours bravery at sea in annual Awards Ceremony. / The 2022 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea has been presented to Mr. Bo Xu, a chief officer from China who selflessly jumped from his oil tanker into freezing seas off northern China to save two individuals clinging to a life raft from a sinking cargo ship. Mr. Bo Xu was honoured during the annual IMO Award ceremony (2 November 2022). Mr Xu, Chief Officer of the oil tanker Jian Qiao 502, was nominated for the award by China. Accepting his award from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim to a standing ovation, Mr. Xu described the freezing waters and high waves during his "race against death" to save the people in distress. (....)