The Dominican Port Authority together with the Specialized Corps of Port Security invited reporters to see for themselves the new patrol vessels to be used for maritime surveillance. The new ships will operate out of the port of Santo Domingo and will later be stationed in other major shipping terminals.
The inauguration of these new patrol boats was presided over by the executive director of the Dominican Port Authority, Victor Gomez Casanova, together with Rear-Admiral Emilio Recio Segura, the head of Port Security.
In his address, Gomez Casanova said that the acquisition and deployment of the new patrol units was a joint effort with the Ministry of Defense and the Specialized Corps of Port Security. He said that one of the objectives of the incorporation of these new units is to reduce “risks of accidents during port operations.”
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7 Dias
2 June 2017
