ResQU2 platform continues to enhance emergency preparedness in the region despite the current difficult circumstances. Two of our partner organisations arranged a visit to benchmark their operations and exchange experiences related to rescue operations. The visit took place in August in Lithuania. Mr. Jürgen Krempin from the Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service had an opportunity…
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ResQU2 supporting capacity building for maritime emergencies
The key activity of the ResQU2 project platform is to bring rescue authorities of different Baltic Sea Region countries together and create discussion and exchange of experiences. Last week ResQU2 gathered over 60 professionals from six Baltic Sea Region countries under the same roof in Palanga, Lithuania, to advance capacity building and preparedness for maritime…
International adjustment of capacities could promote emergency preparedness effectively
The ResQU2 project partners and particularly Polish stakeholders gathered in a workshop under headline “Multithreaded rescue operations at the Baltic Sea and port regions” in Gdansk, Poland, on 26-27 November 2019 to disseminate the results of the projects of the platform and discuss the ways of promoting emergency preparedness within the Baltic Sea region. On…
DiveSMART Baltic and ResQU2 showcases for transnational co-operation
DiveSMART Baltic representatives, Else Timms and Jonas Westerberg from the Swedish Coast Guard were invited to speak in the Workshop on Transnational Cooperation held yesterday, on the 10th of October, in Brussels. DiveSMART Baltic was used as a showcase for transnational co-operation. The Workshop was organised in the framework of the European Week of Regions and…
ChemSAR Handbook going places
ChemSAR Handbook for Maritime SAR in HNS Incidents was spotted on many tables when the Technical Correspondence Group on Hazardous and Noxious Substances of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) held a two-day meeting this week to commence the developing of a training curriculum for chemical spill response for the Member States. The meeting took place…
ResQU2 a new Flagship of the EUSBSR PA SECURE
ResQU2 Project Platform was granted a Flagship status under Policy Area Secure by the National Coordinators of the EUSBSR in their meeting in Copenhagen on 15 May 2019. The Flagship status means that ResQU2 project platform work is valued in meeting the targets set in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in relation…
ChemSAR SOPS for maritime HNS incidents presented to Arctic rescue authorities and services
The Arctic Coast Guard Seminar 2019 took place in Turku as Finland was chairing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum responsible for organising the event. Mr. Teemu Niemelä, Finnish Border Guard, held a presentiation for the Arctic audience on “ChemSAR project – Operational Plans and Procedures for Maritime SAR in HNS Incidents”. The Handbook for maritime…
The bottom line is saving people at sea and ashore, below and above the sea level
ResQU2 platform gathered a full house of end-users and stakeholders to learn how the solutions created and experiences gained in ResQU2 projects make a difference when it comes to rescuing people in emergency situations at sea, ashore or below and above the sea level. The workshop took place in Lübeck on 9 April as the…
ResQU2 demonstrating best practices in maritime emergency preparedness in April in Lübeck
This spring ResQU2 project platform takes its four projects to Lübeck to present their achievements in the field of maritime emergency preparedness. Our aim is to show how challenging transnational rescue operations are and what kind of solutions our projects have developed to make saving lives safer and more efficient. ResQU2 will organise its own…
Policy papers and recommendations as tools to increase preparedness
The ResQU2 project platform began its work towards increased preparedness in the Baltic Sea and North Sea regions by organising the first workshop to start preparing the ResQU2 policy papers and recommendations. The work commenced by deciding on the common framework and scope of activities for them. The workshop took place in Hamburg on 17…