SAREX
“CYPEG - 01/15”
A
joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Daylight Exercise, titled “CYPEG -
01/15” was conducted on Saturday, the afternoon of the 23rd
of May 2015, in the south coast of Cyprus, with the participation of
the National Guard's, Air Force Command's, 460 SAR Sq. helicopters
and the Training Vessel AIDA IV of the Egyptian Naval Academy which
was in Cyprus for training purpose.
The
Egyptian ship and the SAR Helicopter of the Republic of Cyprus took
part in the Aeronautical SAR Exercise under the operational control
and full coordination of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC)
Larnaca.
The
scenario dealt with a simulated “Maritime
Accident at open sea” in
which
the
Cyprus National SAR Plan “NEARCHOS”, was immediately implemented
by the JRCC Larnaca in order to confront the situation, executing air
medical evacuation operation from the Egyptian Vessel using a SAR
Helicopter from the National Guard/Air Force Command/460 SAR sq.
Press
Office,
24 May
2015
