Press Releases
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Stress test assesses large-scale oil spill European response capabilities in the Atlantic
Published04.10.2019Several European country representatives and EMSA and French experts joined together this week, from 2 to 4 October, at the French Maritime Prefecture for the Atlantic to engage in a large-scale join ...
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EMSA RPAS drone service to boost maritime surveillance in Croatia
Published23.07.2019
EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is now being used by the Croatian authorities to assist them in a range of coast guard related functions including vessel traffic monitoring ...
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THETIS-MRV: A look at the first reporting period of CO2 emissions data
Published12.07.2019EMSA was tasked to develop a system (THETIS-MRV) for the monitoring and reporting of verified data on CO2 emissions by the European Commission’s DG for Climate Action following the creation of an EU- ...
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits EMSA
Published10.07.2019
Today, EMSA Executive Director Ms Maja Markovčić Kostelac welcomed to the agency His Excellency President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The visit follows an invitation made in ...
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Press Release: RPAS maritime surveillance services now underway in Iceland
Published30.04.2019
A medium altitude long endurance RPAS drone is being used by the Icelandic maritime authorities to enhance the maritime picture over its Exclusive Economic Zone, the service follows a request made by ...
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Frontex, EMSA and EFCA open second annual European Coast Guard Event
Published17.04.2019
On 16 April, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri opened the annual European Coast Guard Event in Świnoujście, Poland. This is the second such event jointly organised by Frontex, the European F ...
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RPAS drones monitored ship emissions in Danish waters
Published12.04.2019
EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) was used by the Danish authorities to monitor ship emissions around the area of the Great Belt where many large tankers transit on their way ...
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EMSA contingency plan for emergencies activated in response to the Grande America accident
Published14.03.2019
Following the fire on board the Grande America which subsequently sank on 12 March in the Bay of Biscay, EMSA has been providing emergency assistance at the request of the French authorities. It was ...
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RPAS drone flights get underway in Spain to assist SASEMAR in its search and rescue and pollution monitoring operations
Published06.02.2019
EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems is being used by the Spanish maritime safety agency SASEMAR in the southern province of Huelva for the purpose of identifying and monitoring oil sp ...
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EMSA contracts additional RPAS for maritime surveillance, emissions monitoring and pollution response
Published28.11.2018
EMSA has recently secured four contracts for maritime surveillance services based on remotely piloted aircraft systems. These contracts will provide increased maritime surveillance capabilities to Eu ...
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