Photos: Extensive exercise at Isafjardardjup
The Icelandic Coast Guard was involved in extensive mass dear training in Ísafjörður today. Other readers also came to the exercise, but its goal was to coordinate the response of Icelandic responders.
« It is extremely important to regularly practice the challenging conditions that may arise and coordinate the response of Icelandic responders, » says a statement from the Coast Guard, but the National Defense Division of the National Commissioner of Police, Landsbjörg’s Accident Protection Agency and the Red Cross were among those involved.
The guard ship Thor was in the role of a passenger ship during the day’s exercise, and it was up to the responders who participated in the exercise to work together to bring passengers off the table and coordinate operations.
« In recent months, the Coast Guard has been working on a contingency plan for the sea, which is intended to cover group accidents that occur in the search and rescue area of Iceland around the country.