Press Area
EMSA maintains a service for journalists and members of the media seeking information about the Agency, its work, and its remit. If you are a journalist, you can get in touch with a press officer by emailing press (at) emsa.europa.eu.
If you are a member of the public and you have a question for us, you can use our contact form. If you are seeking public access to documents under the provisions of Regulation 1049/2001, you can use our access to documents form to make a request.
See below for our latest press releases:
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RPAS drone flights get underway in Spain to assist SASEMAR in its search and rescue and pollution monitoring operations
EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems is being used by the Spanish maritime safety agency SASEMAR in the southern province of Huelva for the purpose of identifying and monitoring oil ...
Read more...Published06.02.2019 -
EMSA contracts additional RPAS for maritime surveillance, emissions monitoring and pollution response
EMSA has recently secured four contracts for maritime surveillance services based on remotely piloted aircraft systems. These contracts will provide increased maritime surveillance capabilities ...
Read more...Published28.11.2018 -
EMSA pollution response measures mobilised following collision in the Mediterranean
EMSA is assisting French and Italian authorities as they engage in clean-up operations following a collision between Tunisian ro-ro vessel Ulysse and Cypriot general cargo ship CSL Virginia in the ...
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RPAS enter into operation in Portugal for border surveillance
The first flight of the operation took place on 25 September and marks the beginning of a two-month cycle targeting real-time pre-border monitoring and law enforcement. EMSA contracted Remotely ...
Read more...Published26.09.2018 -
EU agencies meet on future activities of the European Coast Guard
On 11-12 April 2018, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) hosted the first European Annual Coast Guard event which took place in La Toja, Spain. It was co-organised by the European Border ...
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