Wednesday 23 November the MIRG-EX project held its final conference in Bruges, Belgium. During the conference the audience was drawn into the world of maritime safety. The project partners explained the concept of MIRG and looked back at the Full Scale Exercise…
On 11 and 12 October we held a successful exercise on board a large passenger ferry. As MIRG-EX project we would like to share our knowledge and experiences of the exercise. We will do this during the projects' Final conference on 23 November.…
We have had a successful two day exercise on 11 and 12 October. The MIRGs had to deal with a truck on fire, an incident with hazardous liquids and a person trapped. One of the goals of the exercise was…
11 October 2016 - This morning the MIRG-EX Full Scale Exercise has started. A fire is discovered on board a cruise ferry navigating the North Sea, close to the Belgian coast. The passengers on board the ship are evacuated to…
This week the French MIRG did a ship-to-ship training on the Western Scheldt river near Vlissingen (NL). The team trained on transferring both men and equipment.
The Irish Ferries’ cruise ferry Oscar Wilde will be our scene of operations during the MIRG-EX Full Scale Exercise. The "Oscar Wilde" normally sails between Rosslare in Ireland and a few ports in France. She will come to Zeebrugge especially…
In Oostende (Belgium) partners from the MIRG-EX project gathered for the project's Command Post Exercise. This table top exercise prepared the partners for the Full Scale Exercise to be held on 11 and 12 October this year. The scenario: fire…
The MIRG-EX project group visited the ERCC (Emergency Response Coordination Centre) in Brussels. The tour gave the team a proper view of how the ERCC collects information on emergencies and coordinates international response. Very inspiring for our October Full Scale Exercise.
On 8 and 9 March representatives of the English, French, Belgian and Dutch MIRGs, MRCC’s and the European Civil Protection organisation, gathered in Arras, France for a two-day Table Top Exercise. The Pas de Calais Fire and Rescue Service hosted…
In October the MIRG-EX Full Scale Exercise will start in Zeebrugge, at the Belgian coast. A working group making arrangements for all persons participating in the exercise, visited Zeebrugge. The group made a tour through the port area and visited…