The February Newsletter LIFELINE which is published by the International Maritime Rescue Organisation (http://international-maritime-rescue.org/) focuses on the provision of external assistance being provided to vessels at sea. There are a number of references to MIRGs within the newsletter. You can read…
On Thursday 19 January the Zeeland MIRG was alarmed: a fire in the engine room of the Argo, sailing on the Westerschelde river (NL), was discovered. The Argo is 67-meter long inland ship, at that time shipping stones. After discovery…
From Worldmaritimenews.com: A fire broke out in one of the cargo holds of the general cargo ship Ventura as the ship was about to enter the Kiel Canal on 18 December 2015. Local firefighters were dispatched to the scene who managed to…
The full scale exercise will take place on two vessels: a smaller vessel and a large one. Total Refinery has confirmed they will provide the smaller vessel. For two days the French MIRG will be able to practice on board the Total bunker…
The main goal of all exercises is to learn. Therefore, the MIRG-EX partners will invite both experts and professionals active in maritime search and rescue, fire services, incident response and civil protection to witness the full scale exercise. They are not there to…
As part of the preparation for the full scale MIRG Exercise, both a table top exercise and a command post exercise will be organised. The table top exercise will take place in Arras, France on 8 and 9 March. Representatives of all MIRGs…
The port of Zeebrugge is managed by the Port authority/MBZ nv. This company is an autonomous company regulated by public law, the city of Bruges being the main shareholder. The company was established in 1895. The Port authority determines the port policy…
The Federal Organization of Public Civil Assistance is a federal service working for the governor of West-Flanders. The service is responsible for the emergency planning of this province. Belgium holds responsibility for safety of a part of the North Sea of about 3600 km². It is sometimes…
Ensuring safe and smooth shipping traffic at sea from and to the coastal ports and the River Scheldt is a core task of the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services. The MCS-Coastal Division supports the safety of shipping through its…
