The Port Authority of Porto Torres will also be involved in rescue activities for migrants off the coast of Sicily.
This morning the CP 291 patrol boat of the Porto Torres Coast Guard left Sardinia to reach Lampedusa, where it will be reassigned until mid-May to the Command of the 7th Coast Guard Squadron, as part of the "Border surveillance" operation for the control of migratory flows in the Mediterranean.
The CP 291 patrol boat is a modern concept offshore patrol boat, 25 meters long, capable of a range of almost 1,000 miles and equipped with the most modern and sophisticated naval discovery radar systems for wide-range use in national operational theaters. and foreign. Its technical characteristics make it particularly suitable for operational activities for the control of migratory flows.
Before leaving the Turritano mooring, a greeting ceremony was held on the quay intended for the moorings of the naval units of the Port Authority, with the eight crew members and the unit commander, first marshal lieutenant Mariano Atzeni, who formally took leave of the Command of the Maritime Department in the presence of a representative of the employees.
(Unioneonline / vl)
