Multinational Search & Rescue Table-Top Exercise «NEMESIS 2015»
conducted at JRCC Larnaca
The first phase of the multinational search and Rescue (SAR) exercise
“NEMESIS 2015”, in which Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States of
America participated, was completed today. In this phase, a table-top exercise
was conducted involving counter terrorist attacks on ships and oil rigs; search
& rescue operations; and sea pollution within the Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) of Cyprus and the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean.
In total, 45 executives and officers participated. The Joint Rescue
Coordination Center (JRCC) Larnaca undertook the overall coordination and
organization of the exercise and also 20 other agencies of various Ministries of
the Republic of Cyprus attended. The other participating countries were
represented by high ranking civilian and military officials coming from their
competent agencies. Company executives of ENI Cyprus, Saipem S.p.A., EDT
Offshore Ltd and representatives of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
also attended the table-top exercise.
The “NEMESIS 2015” exercise, which will take place on the 1st of July
2015 involving air and naval units, seeks to develop effective cooperation
between the JRCC Larnaca, all the involved agencies of the Republic of Cyprus,
and neighboring and friendly states, in order to respond to emergency situations
on ships and oil rigs as well as other humanitarian operations in the Eastern
Mediterranean.
The findings of this exercise will be examined in order to further
improve the cooperation between the relevant agencies and organizations of the
four participating states, based on the international regulations of the
International Maritime Organization, the International Civil Aviation
Organization, and the European Union.
