Swedish Coast Guard to host a media tour of the HELCOM BALEX DELTA exercise area

Helsinki, 29 August (HELCOM) - Swedish Coast Guard will host a media tour of the HELCOM BALEX DELTA exercise area outside Karlskrona on Wednesday, 31st of August. The tour vessel (KBV 290) with media representatives will depart from the Port of Karlskrona at 09:15 LT and will return at 12:00 LT (Please, see map for the location of the tour vessel).

Media representatives interested in attending the event should contact the information officer at the Swedish Coast Guard HQ, Ms. Lotta Brandström (tel. +46 (0)455 353439 or mbl. +46 (0)708 453439) by the 30th of August to reserve a seat on the tour vessel.

A media availability will follow the tour. Organisers and participants of the BALEX DELTA 2005 will meet with the press at 16:30 LT at the following location: Förlags AB Albinsson & Sjöbergs Bilmuseum, Östra Hamngatan 7 D, Karlskrona. (Please, see map).

Event:         Press tour of the BALEX DELTA 2005 exercise area

                   Media availability following the HELCOM BALEX DELTA 2005 exercise

Date:          Wednesday, 31 August 2005

Time:          09:15 - Press tour

                   16:30 - Media availability

Location:    Port of Karlskrona, Sweden (tour)

                   Förlags AB Albinsson & Sjöbergs Bilmuseum, Östra Hamngatan 7 D, Karlskrona (media)

Follow-up:  HELCOM press release

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Thomas Fagö

Swedish Coast Guard HQ
Chairman of HELCOM RESPONSE
Tel: +46 (455) 353455
E-mail: thomas.fago@coastguard.se  

Ms. Lotta Brandström

Information officer

Swedish Coast Guard HQ

Tel. +46 (455) 353455

Mr. Tadas Navickas
Professional Secretary
Tel: +358 9 62202242
Fax: +358 9 62202239

E-mail:  tadas.navickas@helcom.fi

Mr. Nikolay Vlasov
Information Secretary
Tel: +358 9 62202235
Fax: +358 9 6220 2239

E-mail: nikolay.vlasov@helcom.fi