Intl search and rescue exercise to be held in Baltic Sea.

KALININGRAD, August 7 (Itar-Tass) - The international exercise on the
search and rescue of people will be held in the Baltic Sea on Thursday.
Sea vessels and aviation of Russia, Poland and Denmark are engaged in
the exercise, head of the manoeuvres from the Russian side, head of the
Kaliningrad Sea Rescue-Coordination Centre Vitaly Vykhotsky told Itar-Tass.
According to the exercise scenario, a burning ship carrying cadets has
been spotted at sea. The crewmembers' attempts to liquidate the fire
independently failed and there are injured. The international rescue
forces begin an operation to save the people from the adversity.
Similar exercises have been repeatedly held in the Baltic Sea.
According to Vykhotsky, they allow specialists of the Baltic region
countries to drill interaction in extreme conditions at sea to prevent the
loss of life.
Joint actions to liquidate an oil spill will also be practiced within
the framework of the exercise.