Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Merab Malania along with the director of Emergency Situations Management Agency Nikoloz Siradze awarded 15 lifeguards with certificates of appreciation or fulfilling their official duties with on the high professional level.
This year MIA rescuers have managed to rescue up to 300 people both Georgian and foreign citizens only along the Black Sea coast. Most of them were rescued from the water during 4-5 magnitude storms.
Employees of the Emergency Situations Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have found about 200 missing children on the Black Sea coastline and returned them to their parents unharmed.
MIA Emergency Situations Management Agency has selected 135 rescuers for this year's marine season and re-trained them. In order to improve the daily working conditions of rescuers for the new maritime season, the rescue unit was arranged in the Batumi harbour. Twelve sailing means have also undergone renovate works. Rescue checkpoints have been equipped with modern marine rescue equipment, and Georgian and English language banners have been installed in the coastal zone, which will allow tourists to warn about hazardous places for swimming in order to prevent citizens' safety and risks.
