Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Spill
Open-sea
Organisation
Bulgarian Naval Forces
Burgas, Bulgaria
The main goal was enhancement of the interoperability and interaction between the naval forces of the countries participating in the exercise through elaborating their participation in an operation for sea security in response to a crisis.
Marine/coastal environments
International
National
English
Exercises documentation
Exercise BREEZE 2020
Dissemination materials
On 17 July, EMSA participated in the operational exercise Breeze 2020. organised by the Bulgarian Navy in conjunction with the Maritime Administration. The Agency mobilised for the exercise two stand-by oil spill recovery vessels in the Black Sea: Galaxy Eco, based in Varna, Bulgaria, and Amalthia, based in Constanta, Romania. The vessels simulated oil spill recovery under different operational configurations with the sweeping arms, booms and skimmer. During this exercise, the vessel Galaxy Eco demonstrated at-sea dispersant spraying capabilities.
2020
English
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2020
Report
To achieve the level of performance for pollution response required by the EMSA, the agency performs regular training, drills, Equipment Condition Tests (ECTs) and exercises. This report summarises the drills and exercises carried out in 2020.
2021
English