East Africa's Maritime Rescue Coordination Center sails in Mwanza
Tanzania has completed the construction of a Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre on Lake Victoria to improve safety and emergency response. Regional ministers are now urging member states to expedite the center's full operationalization and harmonize regional transport policies.
Why it matters
Enhanced maritime safety infrastructure is critical for regional economic integration and the protection of lives and livelihoods in the East African Lake Zone.
The construction works for the Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre which was being built at the Ilemela District of Mwanza, in the Tanzania’s Lake Zone has been completed.
In connection with that the East African Community’s Sectoral Council on Transport, Communications and Meteorology meeting in Arusha has urged Tanzania and Uganda to expedite the full operationalization of the East African Community’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), which is to serve Lake Victoria
The completion of the MRCC, according to the Ministers, marks a major milestone in the regional effort to enhance maritime safety and safeguard lives and livelihoods on Lake Victoria.
Regarding the regional maritime sector, the Sectoral Council considered initiatives to improve inland waterways transport, including the Safety and Accessibility on Lake Victoria (SAIL) Program.
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