The Salvage and Maritime Safety Society, a public business entity under the Ministry of Development, has announced that as of January of 2020 there will be a service cut, only, at the base of the Valencian Community, located in Manises requesting that the crew pass to perform localized guard, instead of face-to-face, as it is today.
This measure means that the response time to an emergency is longer, instead of acting in a time less than 10 minutes, which is what it takes to be on base, it would be about 45 minutes, so people in Extreme risk situation in the sea of the Valencian Community and part of Murcia will have to wait more than 1 hour to be taken care of. An extremely long time that in the event of an emergency, the speed of action in primary and at sea, in which the victim fights against the waves and the temperature of the water, the response time is the key to safety.
Although the decision to cut service by Salvamento Marítimo is not argued for any reason, if it has been known to be due to an exchange of equipment between the base of Valencia and Palma de Mallorca, causing the Balearic Islands to have face-to-face response service and remove that from the Valencian Community.
The workers' committee hopes that this measure will be reconsidered and that all the bases can be provided with an optimal service to guarantee the security of the citizenship in any emergency situation.
It is also unique that Salvamento Marítimo receives the annual prize of the Spanish Association of Nautical Journalists (AEPN) today, October 30, the start day of the Valencia Boat Show, for its dedication and task in safety, fight against pollution and rescue on the Spanish coast, paradoxically in Valencia where it has decided to cut the security and rescue of its citizens.
My mother, that's how it goes .. What a disaster everything, this is a crime, enjoy what we voted for ...