TRAPANI – One person injured was rescued by the crew of the GC B167 pneumatic dinghy of the Local Maritime Office of Favignana. A beach equipment rental business owner and a beach club concessionaire were fined with verbal sanctions administrative costs of 1,032 euros each, e a group of tourists received the same fine for lighting a fire on the beach.
This is the balance of the control and surveillance operation on the coast, called “Safe Sea 2024“, carried out by Trapani Coast Guard and by the dependent maritime offices in the second week from the start of the operation.
The first intervention took place on Friday 21 June, when the crew of the GC B167 dinghy of the Favignana Maritime Office intervened near the beach of the locality “Preveto” to help a tourist injured on the rocks. The woman, stabilized on a stretcher by the medical staff of the Favignana 118 emergency health service, could not be evacuated due to the danger of the area. The Coast Guard soldiers, also transporting the doctor, reached the beach by sea, loaded the wound onto the military vehicle and then transferred it to the water ambulance, which could not get closer due to the shallow waters.
On Saturday 21 June, during checks on the coast of the Municipality of Trapani, the patrol of the Port Authority carried out discovered beach equipment positioned irregularly and fined the owner with 1,032 euros.
Sunday morning, the same patrol has found a bathing establishment in Custonaci without a lifeguard and the mandatory lifesaving equipment. The owner was warned to immediately close the beach until safety conditions are restored, receiving a fine of 1,032 euros.
On Sunday afternoon, the soldiers of the Local Maritime Office of Favignana have a group of tourists was fined with 1,032 euros per aver lit a fire on the beach of the islet of Prevetoendangering swimmers and alerting the Police Force to a presumed fire emergency.
Just 15 days after the start of the “Mare Sicuro” operation, the Trapani Coast Guard has already encountered numerous infringements and rescue operations, inviting all tourists and swimmers to pay maximum attention and inform themselves about the conditions of the coastal areas. Furthermore, it underlines the importance for dealers and owners of bathing establishments and beach equipment rental businesses to comply with safety requirements and authorization regulations.
