lt commander erika oleary - the irish naval service
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Women and the Sea
Lt Cdr Erika O’Leary
MIGRANT ACTIVITY
ZUWARAH HARBOUR
30% OF THE LIBYANMARITIME MIGRATION
FLOW
APRIL 2015
OPERATION MARE SICURO
ON MARCH THE 12TH, ITALYDEPLOYS A NAVAL TASK GROUP
OFF THE LIBYAN COASTS
ON APRIL THE 15TH, OPERATIONMARE SICURO BEGINS
AREA OF
OPERATION
> Migrants contact IMRCC & use “Key Phrases “ to initiate SAR
> Boats usually in Libyan SAR zone
> IMRCC contact Libya – no response
> IMRCC contact Malta, adjacent SAR zone, unable to react
> IMRCC assume responsibility
ITALY LEGAL BASIS
> Defence Act Sec 348-humanitarian tasks
> IE Note Verbale:
> IT Note Verbale:
> Cooperate & Coordinate with ITN CTG
> Once SAR “declared” deal directly IMRCC
> Rescued Persons (RP) to Place of Safety (POS) designated by IMRCC
IRE LEGAL BASIS
Modus Operandi
LÉ NIAMH TASKING
100 – 200 Migrants
LÉ NIAMH TASKING
200-350 Migrants
