Portal de Cartagena
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It is one of six Spanish Bases Underwater Operations
The government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, accompanied by the Harbour Master of Cartagena-Murcia, Castilla Alberto Martin, this morning visited the offices of the Strategic Base Pollution Control and Underwater Operations Base Salvage, constituting the region, together with Galicia, one of the most complete in Spain for the care of emergencies at sea.
They recalled that the Society of Maritime Safety Agency aims to improve the provision of search and rescue, sea rescue, traffic control and maritime support, prevention and combating pollution of the marine and trailer and auxiliary vessels.
To fulfill these functions in its fleet currently consists of the following units, ready to execute missions relating to maritime emergencies:
4 multi-purpose vessels and catcher vessel
11 rescue vessels.
4 Patrol SAR Guardamar "30 m.
length.
Lifeboats 39 rapid intervention of 21 m.
length.
Lifeboats 16 15 m
length.
Several smaller units of pollution.
11 rescue helicopters.
4 fixed wing aircraft.
6 Strategic Bases pollution.
6 Bases Underwater.
5 Bases minor local
In addition, Salvage performs actions in coordination with other agencies and institutions with which it has cooperation agreements such as the Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil, the Spanish Navy, the SAR Service Air Force, the autonomous region, the Customs Surveillance Service, the Maritime Service of Telefónica and the Spanish Red Cross.
Marine pollution
In order to combat oil pollution at sea, coastguard has six strategic bases located in A Coruña, Santander, Castellon, Sevilla and Tenerife and Cartagena, coordinated from SASEMAR Central Services in Madrid, and specifically at the unit Special Operations.
They host material pollution prepared for quick transfer to any point of Spanish geography.
Sometimes, as in the recent spill in the Gulf of Mexico also responds to requests for cooperation from other states.
The strategic basis for combating marine pollution from Cartagena currently has units manned by personnel who are equipped with the most advanced technical means.
Among its responsibilities is the maintenance and repair of equipment for rescue and combating pollution and the provision of logistics infrastructure in order to be ready to respond effectively and rapidly to emergency situations.
To this end the strategic basis for pollution control has facilities to store, maintain and deploy equipment and facilities and its own staff with experienced personnel in the conduct of special operations:
Oil containment fences for harbor and coast.
Oil recovery equipment of the sea surface.
Floating storage tanks of recovered oil.
Means of transport and deployment of teams Pollution.
In addition, the Base of Cartagena, also includes one of the six teams SASEMAR Underwater Operations.
The other 5 bases are located in A Coruña, Las Palmas, Algeciras, Ibiza, and Tarragona.
Among its funding, including:
Diving equipment and operations elements for special consideration.
Diving bell for rescue operations
Remote control underwater vehicle for underwater inspection and / or eventual plugging of leaks.
Recompression chamber for diving equipment
Functions and organization
The Society of Maritime Safety Agency, Maritime Safety Agency (SASEMAR) is a public company under the Ministry of Development through the Directorate General of Merchant Marine.
Its purpose is to respond to all emergencies that may arise at sea, rescue, search, medical evacuation, towing, pollution control, dissemination of navigational warnings, enhancing the security of shipping and, of course, the reception and immediate response to distress calls from the sea.
Salvage thus gives effect to international commitments undertaken by Spain.
In fact, Spain is part of all international conventions on maritime safety and rescue of human life at sea and protection of the marine environment.
Moreover, since the seas and oceans are no borders, coordinates with SASEMAR rescue services from neighboring countries, constituting a large chain link in the global rescue.
If every coastal state is assigned a specific area of international responsibility for rescue of Spain extends over one and half million square kilometers, equivalent to three times the national territory.
To perform this work, has 21 Maritime Rescue Centres strategically scattered by about 8,000 kilometers from the Spanish coast, and around 1,500 professionals working to provide service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Have the emergency communication systems including the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (radio beacons, etc ...) and the emergency telephone 900 202 202.
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia
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