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The Sea Rescue Unit is a voluntary organisation part of the [[Lebanese Civil Defense]]. Its main task is saving lives at sea around the Lebanese coast. The others tasks include the fire fighting at sea and |
The Sea Rescue Unit is a voluntary organisation part of the [[Lebanese Civil Defense]]. Its main task is saving lives at sea around the Lebanese coast. The others tasks include the fire fighting at sea and marine environment stewardship. |
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==Stations== |
==Stations== |
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*''Batroun Sea rescue station'', located in the North Governorate |
*''Batroun Sea rescue station'', located in the North Governorate |
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*''Jiyeh Sea rescue station'', located south of Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate |
*''Jiyeh Sea rescue station'', located south of Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate |
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*''Tyre Sea Rescue station'', located in the South Governorate |
*''Tyre Sea Rescue station'', located in the South Governorate <ref name="List of sea rescue stations on the Lebanese coast">http://www.civildefense.gov.lb/index.php?page=seahelpn List of the sea rescue stations on the Lebanese coast </ref> |
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==Equipment== |
==Equipment== |
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The Sea Rescue Unit has different types of boats including: |
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* High speed boats, some of them equipped with small water cannon for external fire fighting |
* High speed boats, some of them equipped with small water cannon for external fire fighting |
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* Inflatable boats |
* Inflatable boats |
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* Personal watercraft |
* Personal watercraft |
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In addition the sea rescue unit has different types of diving materials and oil pollution response equipment including different types of containment booms. |
In addition the sea rescue unit has different types of diving materials and oil pollution response equipment including different types of containment booms. <ref name="Sea Rescue Unit oil pollution response equipment">https://executive-bulletin.com/business/total-liban-conducts-5th-annual-anti-sea-pollution-exercise-a-demonstration-of-leadership-in-fight-against-sea-pollution |
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The oil pollution response equipment of the Sea Rescue Unit </ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[German Maritime Search and Rescue Service]] |
* [[German Maritime Search and Rescue Service]] |
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* [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij]] |
* [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij]] |
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* [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] |
* [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] |
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* [[Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima]] |
* [[Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima]] |
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* [[Swedish Sea Rescue Society]] |
* [[Swedish Sea Rescue Society]] |
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* [[United States Coast Guard#Search and Rescue|US Coast Guard]] |
* [[United States Coast Guard#Search and Rescue|US Coast Guard]] |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 03:21, 26 July 2019
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| Type | Life savers |
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| Legal status | Voluntary government organisation part of the Lebanese Civil Defense |
| Purpose | Search and rescue, marine environment stewardship and fire-fighting at sea |
| Headquarters | Kaslik, Jounieh |
Region served | Lebanon |
Official language | Arabic |
President | Samir Yazbek |
| Website | http://www.civildefense.gov.lb/ |
The Sea Rescue Unit is a voluntary organisation part of the Lebanese Civil Defense. Its main task is saving lives at sea around the Lebanese coast. The others tasks include the fire fighting at sea and marine environment stewardship.
Stations
The sea rescue unit of the Lebanese Civil Defense has 4 main station trying to cover the 200Km of the Lebanese coast:
- Kaslik Sea rescue station which serves as Headquarters of the sea rescue unit and is located north of Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate
- Batroun Sea rescue station, located in the North Governorate
- Jiyeh Sea rescue station, located south of Beirut in the Mount Lebanon Governorate
- Tyre Sea Rescue station, located in the South Governorate [1]
Equipment
The Sea Rescue Unit has different types of boats including:
- High speed boats, some of them equipped with small water cannon for external fire fighting
- Inflatable boats
- Personal watercraft
In addition the sea rescue unit has different types of diving materials and oil pollution response equipment including different types of containment booms. [2]
See also
- German Maritime Search and Rescue Service
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij
- Redningsselskapet
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima
- Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer
- Swedish Sea Rescue Society
- US Coast Guard
References
- ^ http://www.civildefense.gov.lb/index.php?page=seahelpn List of the sea rescue stations on the Lebanese coast
- ^ https://executive-bulletin.com/business/total-liban-conducts-5th-annual-anti-sea-pollution-exercise-a-demonstration-of-leadership-in-fight-against-sea-pollution The oil pollution response equipment of the Sea Rescue Unit