Supplementary Oil Spill Resources for Mediterranean

SEACOR Response UK, Alpha Briggs Mediterranean, Malta, and OSRA Greece, Greece, are to provide oil spill services to the Mediterranean. They have implemented a joint agreement to provide supplementary resources in the event of an oil spill incident in the Mediterranean Sea region. The agreement allows the parties to access the equipment and personnel response resources of the partners under a pre-agreed arrangement in the event of an incident in the region. 

Seacor Response, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings , is a global leader in the provision of emergency preparedness and response solutions including oil spill response, HAZMAT response, fire fighting and emergency response training & consultancy. SEACOR Response combines local services and knowledge with the global strengths of a major international company to deliver quality service worldwide. SEACOR Response is focused on providing highly responsive local service combined with the highest safety standards, modern efficient equipment and experienced and knowledgeable professional employees.

 

Alpha Briggs is based in Malta at a strategic location in the Sicily Channel separating the Mediterranean Eastern basin from the Western basin, With the current sea borne traffic in the Mediterranean exceeding 280,000 vessels annually, the oil & gas activity in North Africa, the busy STS area just offshore Malta, and the busy sea lanes from/to North Africa crossing the East/West traffic routes the base in Malta is of strategic importance. Alpha Briggs supports the newly formed OSRA INTERNATIONAL group of oil spill response companies based around the Mediterranean.

 

OSRA Greece operates an oil spill response base in Piraeus, and is preparing to establish its second base in Tessaloniki in Northern Greece. The area of operation of the Company covers the sea traffic moving to and from the Black Sea. The numerous islands in the Aegean Sea have been the cause of a high incidence of marine casualties in the region. OSRA Greece supports international salvors operating in the area, as well as local authorities in the protection of their national environment.