Estonian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to host a media tour of the HELCOM BALEX DELTA exercise area

Helsinki, 30 August (HELCOM Information Service) – Estonian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) will host a media tour of the HELCOM BALEX DELTA 2007 exercise area outside Tallinn on Thursday, 6th of September. The tour vessel KÕU with media representatives will depart from the Border Guard port ( Süsta 15, Tallinn) at 09:00 LT and will return at 14:00 LT. In addition, there will be a possibility to tour the exercise area on board two motorboats - MP-15 and MP-41.

Media representatives interested in attending the event should contact the public relations specialist Ms. Janne Mets of the West Border Guard District, Estonian Border Guard (Tel.: + 372 454 8321, +372 522 5141, +372 522 4716).

A media availability will follow the tour. Organisers and participants of the BALEX DELTA 2007 will meet with the press at 15:00 LT at the following location: Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Süsta 15, Tallinn.

Event:         Press tour of the BALEX DELTA 2007 exercise area

                    Media availability following the HELCOM BALEX DELTA 2007 exercise

Date:           Thursday, 6 September 2007

Time:           09:00 - Press tour

                    15:00 - Media availability

Location:     Boarder Guard port, Süsta 15, Tallinn, Estonia (tour),

                    Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Süsta 15, Tallinn, Estonia (media availability).

Follow-up:   HELCOM press release 

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Janne Mets

Public relations specialist

West Border Guard District, Estonian Border Guard

Tel.: + 372 454 8321, +372 522 5141, +372 522 4716

E-mail: janne.mets@laane.pv.ee

Mr. Nikolay Vlasov

Information Secretary

HELCOM

Tel: +358 (0)207 412 635

E-mail: nikolay.vlasov@helcom.fi