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EMSA drone operating in the Strait of Gibraltar area for multipurpose maritime surveillance
Published14.07.2022EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft is in operation in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar providing the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda with the capacity to monitor sulphur and nitrogen emissions of passing ships. The initiative builds on the experience gained during a similar operation which saw the aircraft’s special sniffer capabilities used for emissions monitoring. ...
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Italian Coast Guard deploying EMSA remotely piloted aircraft over the Gulf of Genoa for increased maritime surveillance
Published28.06.2022From the air base of Sarzana, the Italian Coast Guard has been deploying EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft to gain increased maritime awareness over the Gulf of Genoa since 16 June. The flights are being used to enhance general maritime safety and security, as well as to assist in search and rescue missions. Protection of the marine environment is another important aspect of the operation and flig ...
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EMSA’s remotely piloted helicopter flying from on board Icelandic Coast Guard patrol vessels
Published27.06.2022The Icelandic Coast Guard is using EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft services from on board their patrol vessels to enhance maritime situational awareness for an array of different operational tasks. The services have been deployed from on board the ICGV Thor vessel since 30 May and will be deployed from on board the ICGV Freyja vessel from July. The Icelandic Coast Guard has the challenging task ...
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Regional operation sees EMSA RPAS flying over the East Baltic Sea region in support of multiple national authorities in Finland, Estonia and Latvia
Published22.06.2022Since the beginning of May EMSA RPAS have been flying over the East Baltic Sea region following a coordinated request for enhanced maritime surveillance from the Finnish Border Guard, the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board and the Latvian Coast Guard Service. The regional scope of the operation enables cross-border flights over the Gulf of Finland and the exclusive economic zones of both Esto ...
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EMSAFE: press release
Published17.06.2022First comprehensive report confirms the impact of collective effort in improving maritime safety in the EU Two decades after the devastating Erika and Prestige accidents, the European maritime safety framework has evolved to become one of the most robust in the world. That’s according to the European Maritime Safety Report (EMSAFE), the first ever comprehensive overview of maritime safety in the ...
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EMSA RPAS flying over the Black Sea region in support of Romanian national authorities
Published31.05.2022Romanian national authorities have been using EMSA RPAS to conduct flights over the Black Sea region from a base in Mangalia. The flights are offering enhanced maritime surveillance to the country’s Border Police, Naval Authority and National Agency for Fishing and Aquaculture. The day-to-day monitoring provided by the remotely piloted aircraft is particularly useful for the implementation of coa ...
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EMSA sniffer drone monitoring sulphur and nitrogen emissions from ships operating in the Channel
Published25.05.2022From Cap Gris-Nez on the Pas-de-Calais coast in the north of France, EMSA remotely piloted aircraft are being used by the French Directorate General of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture to measure sulphur and nitrogen emissions from ships operating in the Emission Control Area (ECA) of the North Sea and English Channel. The payload on board the sniffer drone makes it possible to check t ...
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RPAS operation begins offering enhanced maritime surveillance to Danish national authorities
Published17.05.2022From mid-May EMSA RPAS are flying from Denmark’s northernmost town Skagen, offering enhanced maritime surveillance. The service is being provided by EMSA following a request from the Royal Danish Navy which is using the service alongside fellow national authorities, including the Danish Customs and Danish Fisheries Agency, as they implement coast guard functions. The RPAS service is delivered by ...
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Emissions monitoring campaign kicks off over the Baltic Sea using specially equipped drones
Published13.04.2022Together with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is conducting a large-scale emissions monitoring campaign using remotely piloted aircraft, scheduled to begin later this month. Over a three-month period, a specially equipped drone will measure the sulphur content in the exhaust plumes of ships transiting the Baltic Sea in order to be able to d ...
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EMSA contracts satellite communication services to support maritime surveillance operations conducted by remotely piloted aircraft systems
Published25.03.2022EMSA has recently awarded six contracts for satellite communication (satcom) services to support the maritime surveillance operations of the Agency’s remotely piloted aircraft systems. The contracts are intended to provide fast and effective communications both to the Agency’s RPAS service providers as well as indirectly to the maritime authorities using the RPAS services. With these new capabili ...
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