A large scale multinational Search and Rescue (SAR)
exercise, titled “NEMESIS-2014,” will be conducted on Thursday, the 10
th of April 2014 from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., near the coast of Cyprus, with
the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from Cyprus, Israel, Greece, and
the United States of America.
Naval and Air SAR Units from the participating Nations
will take part in the exercise under the operational control and full
coordination of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Larnaca, in close
cooperation with the corresponding Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs) of Israel
(RCC HAIFA), Greece (JRCC Piraeus) and the United States of America (NAVEUR/PRCC
which is based in Naples, Italy).
The main objective of the aeronautical exercise in the
Eastern Mediterranean is the planning, preparation and execution of a
multinational joint SAR in order to promote readiness for effective response in
SAR missions and other humanitarian operations in the region.
The SAR exercise scenario deals with a serious accident
in open sea, within an area where Oil and Gas Rigs are operating along with
their Supporting Vessels.
In particular, training exercises will focus on MEDEVAC
and SAR operations, confronting of Maritime pollution, asymmetric threats and
associated security issues that might arise either on Cargo or Passenger Ships
and/or Platforms, in the Eastern Mediterranean.
During the exercise, the «Ministerial Crisis Management
Team» and the «Crisis Management Coordinating Team» which consist of
representatives of all the involved State Services of the Republic of Cyprus
will be assembled at JRCC Larnaca, in order to deal with the SAR incident.
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