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The Rescue Coordination Center (CCS) in Cartagena, under the Ministry of Development, coordinated the rescue, assistance, or search for 597 people attended 202 performances in 2015 sea.
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, today in La Coruna balance the activity of the Maritime Security and Rescue Society throughout 2015. Pastor explained that a total of 15,566 people received assistance last year the different units Sasemar off the coast of Spain.
During the presentation, at the base of Helimer 401 in Alvedro airport, the Minister of Public Works has personally congratulated the crew who made the daring rescue of the eleven crew members of the fishing Novo Jundiña the night of January 10, and He announced the application of the medal of the Order of Civil Merit for them.
Cartagena CCS activity in 2015
178 attended the Cartagena CCS related Salvage, 24 with maritime safety and 4 with the environmental emergencies.
The total number of ships involved amounted to 158, of which 114 were pleasure boats 12 merchant vessels 9 and 23 fishing vessels of other types.
As for the activities related to immigration Cartagena CCS 144 people attended from 12 boats.
Salvage activity in 2015 in Spain
Salvage coordinated the rescue, search assistance or 15,566 people (an average of 43 a day) in maritime activities 5,462 (15 on average per day) served in Spain over 2015, representing an increase of 8% over the previous year.
Most of the activity in 2015 was related to saving lives at sea-namely time he performs 4,437, 669 other interventions to ensure maritime safety and 356 relating to the protection of the marine environment.
Vessels involved
In emergencies attended 5,462 3,991 ships were involved (55% recreational vessels, 15% and 11% fish merchant).
The remaining 19% were other types of vessels, among which are the boats.
The rest of performances that have not been involved ships (1,723 of a total of 5,462) corresponding to assists in recreational activities such as surfing, windsurfing and scuba diving, as well as people fall into the sea from land, cliff rescue, etc.
Irregular immigration
In addition, Maritime Rescue coordinated the attendance of 6,955 people from 505 boats.
Of these, the media Maritime Rescue rescued a total of 4,232 people, who were taken to Spanish ports.
The rest were rescued by Moroccan media and transferred to Morocco.
Control of maritime traffic
Moreover, the total number of 20 centers controlled by the Maritime Rescue vessels has been 312,141, of which 145,015 correspond to vessels identified on its way through the traffic separation of Finisterre, Tarifa and Cabo de Gata and the Canary Islands East and West.
The other 167 126 vessels were monitored inputs / outputs of Spanish ports.
Source: Agencias
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