The coast guard keeps an eye on the sea

Coast guard

Bonnex exercise 2013

Thursday 16th May, a pollution-combating exercise took place off the coast of Duinkerke, Belgium.

Bonnex exercise 2013


In the framework of the Bonn Agreement, every year a pollution-combating exercise is organised, in which different countries take part. bonnex oef 23 mei 13.jpg
The Bonn Agreement handles the cooperation between all the countries surrounding the North Sea for tracking down and combating marine pollution.
Belgium participated to the exercise with the vessel Zeetijger of Vloot (Fleet) and the surveillance aircraft of the MUMM (Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models) (MUMM).