Schiebel UAS Mobilized for Coast Guard Services for Croatian Agency

VIENNA — Croatia’s
Maritime Safety Directorate issued the first mobilization request to the
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for CAMCOPTER S-100 maritime
surveillance services, according to Schiebel, provider of the UAS services.

Starting in
the summer of 2019, the service provision for Croatia will assist in maritime
Coast Guard functions such as search and rescue, monitoring and surveillance,
ship and port security, vessel traffic, environmental protection and response
and ship casualty assistance as well as accident and disaster response.

For these
purposes, the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS will be based on the island of Brač and will
carry out regular patrolling flights, on-demand incident monitoring missions
and specific inspection operations.

EMSA awarded
the multiyear maritime surveillance contract for a vertical takeoff and landing
remotely piloted aircraft system to Schiebel last November. In execution of
this contract, Schiebel will provide simultaneous maritime surveillance
services to several European Union member states and EU bodies.

“The CAMCOPTER S-100 is the
perfect vertical takeoff and landing UAS to perform these Coast Guard
functions,” said Hans Georg Schiebel, chairman of the Schiebel Group. “Backed
by an impressive service record in the maritime domain, the S-100 has
established itself as the best choice whenever sophisticated maritime
surveillance is required.”