Balex Delta strengthens multinational cooperation

The Coastal Fleet’s multipurpose vessel Louhi will take part in the multinational Balex Delta 2024 environmental response exercise from 26 to 29 August 2024. The exercise is organized in Lithuania, in the port of Klaipeda and on the coast.

The objective of the exercise is to practice oil and chemical spill response operations at sea as part of a multinational response unit. The scenario for the exercise is the prevention of an accident caused by a grounding of a tanker.

Balex Delta is the Baltic Sea nations’ annual oil spill response exercise. It tests the alarm system between the countries and the operation of the multinational oil spill response unit. This year, the exercise will be led by Lithuania. Besides Louhi, personnel from of the Finnish Border Guard and offshore patrol vessel Turva will participate in the exercise.