Two remain in Newfoundland hospital after mock disaster


	Two remain in Newfoundland hospital after mock disaster

jetcloud

9-30-2007 12:02 AM

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canada, military, sar

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""Ocean Guardian III" was aimed at testing the Major Maritime Disaster Plan for the Halifax Search and Rescue Region."

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<IMG width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Federal maritime, aeronautical and ground search and rescue components were involved in the operation." src="http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20070927/160_rescue_training_070927.jpg" />
<P>Federal maritime, aeronautical and ground search and rescue components were involved in the operation.</p> </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070928/mock_disaster_070928/20070928?hub=TopStories"><DIV class="topPhoto">
<IMG width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="Nineteen people were taken ashore by boat and transferred to hospital by land after participating in a mock disaster exercise off the western coast of Newfoundland." src="http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20070927/160_ntv_ambulances_070927.jpg" />
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<IMG width="160" height="120" border="0" alt="The scenario provided an opportunity to test the Major Maritime Disaster Plan." src="http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20070927/160_rescue_training1_070927.jpg" />
<P>The scenario provided an opportunity to test the Major Maritime Disaster Plan.</p> </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070928/mock_disaster_070928/20070928?hub=TopStories"><P>Two people remained in hospital on Friday after a mock disaster involving rescue and military personnel turned dangerous off the western coast of Newfoundland.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070928/mock_disaster_070928/20070928?hub=TopStories"><P>Coast Guard spokesperson Brian Stone said the training exercise, which involved a staged evacuation of a ferry, was interrupted when 25 people had to be rescued from a covered lifeboat after it filled with fumes.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070928/mock_disaster_070928/20070928?hub=TopStories"><P>About 48 different agencies and 400 people took part in the exercise. Feedback from all participating agencies will be gathered and analyzed in an effort to detect any flaws in their operating procedures. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/DE04C7C6-DEAF-41BC-BDD0-B025BB8E5BA9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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