Marine Minister & Coast Guard Head in Corfu on Monday for the water ambulance
water ambulance
16 Nov 2021
/ 17:06
CORFU. The new vessel of the Corfu Port Authority is expected to arrive tomorrow, Wednesday 17 November.
The Minister of Mercantile Marine and Island Policy Yannis Plakiotakis and the Hellenic Coast Guard Head Theodoros Kliaris are expected to be in Corfu on Monday 22 November.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the visit is planned on the occasion of the arrival of the first water ambulance in Corfu, which will be given to the Corfu Coast Guard. According to the Deputy Regional Governor Kostas Zorbas, the water ambulance will be in Corfu tomorrow, Wednesday 17 November, while another one is scheduled to arrive at the end of December.
According to Mr. Zorbas, this particular vessel is ultra-modern. It has two 350hp diesel engines and each can reach a speed of 45 knots. It also has modern radars and radio navigation equipment.
Its medical equipment is also state-of-the-art. It has a defibrillator - monitor, a special ventilator with an electronic oxygen system, two special stretchers (one has a ramp for going ashore), etc. In addition to the patient and the doctor, it can carry two nurses and up to 4 other people (relatives, etc.).
It is the first time that water ambulances are being built in Greece, as part of the new strategy for a better service and communication with small islands – in this case the Diapontia Islands, Paxos and Antipaxos.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the visit is planned on the occasion of the arrival of the first water ambulance in Corfu, which will be given to the Corfu Coast Guard. According to the Deputy Regional Governor Kostas Zorbas, the water ambulance will be in Corfu tomorrow, Wednesday 17 November, while another one is scheduled to arrive at the end of December.
According to Mr. Zorbas, this particular vessel is ultra-modern. It has two 350hp diesel engines and each can reach a speed of 45 knots. It also has modern radars and radio navigation equipment.
Its medical equipment is also state-of-the-art. It has a defibrillator - monitor, a special ventilator with an electronic oxygen system, two special stretchers (one has a ramp for going ashore), etc. In addition to the patient and the doctor, it can carry two nurses and up to 4 other people (relatives, etc.).
It is the first time that water ambulances are being built in Greece, as part of the new strategy for a better service and communication with small islands – in this case the Diapontia Islands, Paxos and Antipaxos.
