A joint Search & Rescue exercise between the Republic of Cyprus and Egypt which entailed the executing air medical evacuation from a vessel took place on Saturday afternoon off the south coast of Cyprus.
`A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Daylight Exercise, titled “CYPEG – 01/15” was conducted on Saturday, the afternoon of the 23rd of May 2015, in the south coast of Cyprus, with the participation of the National Guard`s, Air Force Command`s, 460 SAR Sq. helicopters and the Training Vessel AIDA IV of the Egyptian Naval Academy which was in Cyprus for training purposes”, an official press release says.
It is further added that the Egyptian vessel and the SAR Helicopter of the Republic of Cyprus “took part in the Aeronautical SAR Exercise under the operational control and full coordination of the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Larnaca.”
“The scenario dealt with a simulated “Maritime Accident at open sea” in which the Cyprus National SAR Plan “NEARCHOS”, was immediately implemented by the JRCC Larnaca in order to confront the situation, executing air medical evacuation operation from the Egyptian Vessel using a SAR Helicopter from the National Guard/Air Force Command/460 SAR sq”, the press release says.