Finish Patrol Vessel Merikarhu with Frontex monitoring Chios Strait.
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Channel: Aegeanhawk · 2017 · Autos & Vehicles
Finnish patrol vessel Merikarhu, the first ship taking part in a Frontex operation with a multinational crew monitoring Chios Strait in Aegean Sea while Cook Is flag general cargo Ege Bey passing southbound from Mariupol Ukraine to Damietta Egypt. The introduction of a vessel with crew members from various EU member states is a crucial part of Frontex’s strategy to increase the agency’s role in implementing European coast guard functions. The 31-member crew of Merikarhu includes officers provided by border and coast guard authorities of seven EU member states: Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania and Greece. FRONTEX statement about Merikarhu deployment: http://frontex.europa.eu/news/first-ship-with-multinational-crew-joins-frontex-operation-rc35lI
