The maritime rescue service has been running a joint exercise with participation from the Guardia Civil, Coast Guard, Galician government, Cruz Roja and port authorities, combining a mock rescue and marine pollution campaign in the harbour of Sada in A Coruña, on the north westerly point of the Iberian Peninsula.
The aim is to “evaluate the ability of maritime emergency responses”, but this is the first time an exercise to combat marine pollution has been conducted in this harbour.
A “barrier” floatation device was deployed by the Cruz Roja, which was then towed by the Salvamar Mirfak ship from the Salvamento Marítimo service, accompanied by the M10 patrol boat of the Guardia Civil. Finally, the ship Sebastián de Ocampo recovered the hypothetically collected waste.
A second exercise saw an oil spill from the fuel filling station in the port, with a similar controlling action being put into place, collections being made with a portable fuel tank.
Finally, a Helimer 209 rescue helicopter performed a search of the area, on the assumption that two casualties were missing during the incident. The “victims” launched flairs in order for the crew to locate and rescue them, before returning them to the shore.
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