On 25 July 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, en route from Japan to Brazil, ran aground on a reef at Pointe d’Esny on the south-eastern coast of Mauritius. Although not carrying any cargo, the vessel was transporting more than 4100 tonnes of oil which, after the collision with the reef, began leaking into the…
Final versions of YARIS and TESS now available July and August 2020 were months of achievements for GoGIN: the consortium led by Zertive for the set-up of the final versions of YARIS and TESS delivered the two systems on 31st August and 31st July, respectively. Promotional and training materials have been prepared to raise the…
Back in the field: missions in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal During the summer, the WeCAPS team took advantage of the relaxing of the COVID19 travel restrictions to quickly restart the project’s activities in the field. The first mission tool place on 24-28 August in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, where the WeCAPS civil protection expert held several…
CRIMARIO moves forward in the inception phase CRIMARIO II is currently in its Inception Phase, which is expected to last until 31 January 2021, if progress is not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last three months, the team continued conduct desk-top research and remote work with other EU bodies and potential partners (countries…
Improving visibility of maritime security actions During the last three months, CRIMSON has worked to increase the visibility not only of the activities of the individual CMR projects but also of the other EU and non-EU actions with a maritime security component. Leveraging on the fact that visibility products are much more effective than long…
