These Rescue Vessels Are Being Prepared To Be Used For Possible Calamities
RESCUE VESSELS – These new rescue vessels acquired by the Philippines are being prepared to be used for possible operations during the rainy season.
Preparedness for possible calamities and disasters that may come with the rainy seasons in the Philippines are being considered by the Philippine Coastguard.
In addition to this, President Rodrigo Duterte also announced the allocation of P20 billion recently for the calamity fund.
Meanwhile, the Philippine government just acquired new marine vessels that can be utilized by the Philippine coastguards for rescue operations.
Based on the recent article from Business World, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had:
- Eight Australian-built Search and Rescue Vessels (SARVs),
- Ten Multi-Role Response Vessels (Japanese-built),
- A tugboat,
- A 60-meter Japanese buoy tender and,
- Ten Monitoring Controlling Surveillance Vessels (Spanish-built)
It was also written, that the PCG should consider the ships’ and vessels’ conditions for it may have been worn out after years of operations.
The PCG also appeared to have inadequate instruments to fulfill their objectives to ensure “maritime safety, maritime law enforcement, pollution prevention, and maritime security.”
According also to the aricle, PCG had to re-evaluate their needs for development and repairs. PCG had to make necessary and reasonable requests for government’s assistance.
In a Twitter post by Zyann Ambrosio, a short clip of the coast guards mounted the vessels was shown.
The vessels included what appears to be three speedboats, and two small boats with larger capacities.
With these new vessels, the Philippine Coast Guard could possibly perform their duties more efficiently. Also, it’s a good news for disaster-prone areas across the country since it adds to the inventory of the PCG for safety measures.
That is all there is to it, at least for now. We’ll post updates as soon as we got them.
