The regulation spells out the tasks of each unitswhile emphasizing the common responsibility to inform, update andexchange information with each other about the accidents and breakdownshappening in their managed water. In addition, they are asked to joinhands to verify the unclear information.
At the event, theparticipants agreed to collaborate to provide professional training aswell as organise joint exercises for efficient coordination in searchand rescue missions.
Last year, search and rescue forces in theregion carried out 57 missions involving 56 vessels and 344 victims,successfully saving 299 crew members and fishermen and salvaging sixvessels.-VNA