The invention relates to a marine recovery system comprising the following features: a chart plotter (1) a position sensor (10) arranged for displaying the vessel's (2) position (2N, 2E) in said chart plotter (1); a position receiver (21) for other vessels' (221, 222, . . . ) or objects (24) position (23N, 23E) and possibly their identity, and for displaying them in said chart section (4); an pointing camera unit (3) for directing a stabilized main axis (31) towards a target (5) in or by the sea, and arranged for calculating the target's position (5N, 5E), a camera image (45) for being displayed in said chart plotter (1) with an aiming circle (55) representing said stabilized main axis (31), and for moving said camera image (45) to a new desired position (53N, 53E) in said chart section (4); an identification unit (7) connected to the pointing unit (3) arranged to select and assign to said target (5) a class (51) and for storing said assigned class (51) and said target's (5) position (53N, 53E) as an object (24) with a stored position (58N, 58E) in a second memory (82) for display as symbols (22s) in said chart plotter (1).