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The Minister of Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning, Benito Mercader, said this morning in Cabo de Palos "the perfect coordination of emergency services when attending an incident that occurred on the coast, coordination is achieved thanks to the provisions of the Plan Beaches Monitoring and Rescue and Salvage at Sea, which is in time 'high hazard' since last July 1. "
The counselor and the Civil Protection director general, Luis Gestoso, today attended an exercise to rescue the crew of a sinking ship.
Copla Plan coordinates the 241 people who are dedicated to the monitoring of beaches and assistance to vessels at sea and involving, in addition to the regional administration, human and material resources of coastal municipalities, Red Cross, Armed and State Security Forces, National Society for Sea Rescue (Sasemar) and entities such as marinas and sailing schools.
The drill held today at the Levante beach in Cabo de Palos (Cartagena) was in the rescue and care of five people who fell into the water, about 100 meters from the beach, following the sinking of the pleasure craft and Three of them would be unharmed and the other two seriously injured.
The exercise began with the simulation of the accident, the notice of the checkpoint from the beach to the coordinating center and the deployment of emergency services for the care of it.
Responders participated in swimming, a water bike rescue stretcher, a rescue boat and helicopter rescuers with firefighters and ambulances.
Rescuers people attended unhurt, the bike left on the ground at one of the wounded and the helicopter water rescue wounded and evacuated to the second, more serious.
Emergency Medical Unit stabilized the wounded on the ground and took him to hospital.
The Minister of Sustainable Development and Planning said the perfect coordination of resources to get the Copla "allowing the emergency, whatever it is, to be attended to as quickly and efficiently."
Also stressed the economic effort that made the regional government and the coastal municipalities, noting that the Community has been increasing its contribution by 21 percent over last year and already reaches 853,300 Euro.
Mercer also said that "the Region of Murcia has the safer shores of Spain", but recommended that, for this, "bathers and boats patterns should keep safety standards are remembered every day by the media, such as bathing and lifeguards always pay attention to the color of the flags and indications of the responders. "
At this point stressed "the comprehensive training they receive before taking their places", praising his work and thanking them for their dedication.
During the months of July and August last year, means attached to the Plan Copla A total of 14,757 performances, of which 851 were rescues at sea (both people and boats or floats) and the rest, assists the beach such as wound healing, insect bites or marine animals, burns and fainting, among others.
MUNICIPALITY
POSTS
SURVEILLANCE
MEANS OF RESCUE
PERSONAL
Sea beaches
San Pedro del Pinatar
10 fixed
2 inflatable boats
2 bikes water rescue
1 quad
3 chairs for disabled
28 responders
San Javier
10 fixed
1 inflatable boat
2 canoe rescue
2 bikes water rescue
3 quads
1 SUV
12 chairs for disabled
33 responders
Los Alcazares
7 fixed
1 inflatable boat
1 bike water rescue
1 rescue boat
7 chairs for disabled
20 responders
3 patterns
Union
Detachable 4
4 chairs
(Two beaches)
2 inflatable boats
1 RIB boat
1 bike water rescue
1 canoe
15 responders
1 pattern
Cartagena
9 fixed
12 Remove
2 towers
3 chairs
4 inflatable boats
3 bikes water rescue
3 quad
1 table
51 responders
2 patterns
1 technician in the medical transport
Lorca
1 fixed
1 chairs
1 tower
(Two beaches)
3 inflatable boats
1 RIB boat
1 SUV
12 responders
1 pattern
1 nurse
Mazarrón
12 fixed
2 chairs
2 inflatable boats
3 bikes water rescue
8 canoes
4 chairs for disabled
26 responders
4 patterns
Eagles
9 removable
4 chairs
3 inflatable boats
1 rescue boat
1 bike water rescue
1 SUV
33 responders
Fluvial Beaches
Calasparra
2 fixed
2 boats
2 canoes
4 lifeguards
White
1 fixed
1 Removable
1 canoe
2 rescuers
4 volunteers
TOTAL
97 posts
22 EMBARCAC.
AIR
13 BIKE RESCUE
7 QUADS
13 CANOE
26 SEATS FOR DISABLED.
241 PEOPLE
Source: CARM
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