IMO: Liberia regional search and rescue centre cements another link in African SAR chain

News -
28 Apr 2009 - 18 Jan 2016
A vital part of the plan to provide effective search and rescue (SAR) coverage off the coast of Africa has been completed with the commissioning last week (23 April 2009) of a fully-equipped regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Monrovia, Liberia - the fourth such commissioning in the past three years, following the inauguration of MRCCs in Mombasa, Kenya (May 2006), Cape Town, South Africa (January 2007) and Lagos, Nigeria (May 2008).

Keywords: SEARCH AND RESCUE, (SAR), COAST OF AFRICA, LIBERIA
Related Topics: International Maritime Organization