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NIMASA, Total Energies rescue drifting vessel after 11 days at sea

In line with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Safety of Lives at Sea (SOLAS) protocol, the Total team promptly initiated a rescue operation and immediately handed over the occupants of the distressed vessel to NIMASA, while the boat was anchored at OSHE HONMI (OML 100).
The Agency has through its Search and Rescue SARS clinic provided first aid, and later comprehensive medical attention to the distressed passenger who speaks only Portuguese and has since been handed over, to the Nigerian Immigration Service to ensure he returns to his country.
Reacting to the development, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, applauded the cooperation between NIMASA and Total Energies for the swift response, noting that the safety of the maritime sector is cardinal to the heart of the current leadership of the Agency, which forms part of the three-point Agenda.
“We will continue to prioritize the safety of lives and property in the maritime sector, while also embracing collaboration as a tool to actualizing our mandate.
” Safety is everyone’s business, hence we must continue to preach safety in the day-to-day affairs of the Nigerian maritime sector”, Jamoh said.
It is noteworthy that NIMASA recently acquired five enforcement vessels to enhance its Flag, Port state and Search and Rescue operations in the Nigerian maritime domain.
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention is an IMO Convention, ratified by Nigeria, with NIMASA as the implementing body.
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