Maritime Safety and Rescue Society

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Spanish Maritime Safety Agency
Salvamento Marítimo

SASEMAR emblem
Abbreviation	SASEMAR
Formation	24 November 1992
Headquarters	Madrid
Location	Fruela 3, 28011 Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid,  Spain
Region served	Spain
Official language	Spanish
Parent organization	Ministerio de Fomento
Budget	215 million €
Staff	1,453
Website	www.salvamentomaritimo.es

The Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima (literally: Maritime Safety and Rescue Society), also known as SASEMAR or Salvamento Marítimo, is a sea search and rescue agency that operates in Spain. It is the body in charge of maritime traffic control, safety and rescue operations, and protection of the maritime environment but lacks any law enforcement responsibilities. The agency runs 20 rescue coordination centers (RCC), employs a staff of 1,500, and operates a fleet of 19 vessels, 54 boats, 11 helicopters, and 4 airplanes.

Equipment[]

Tugboats[]

María de Maeztu class^[1]

Luz de Mar class^[2]

Don Inda class^[3]

Lifeboats[]

• Salvamar class
• Guardamar class

Aircraft[]

A Maritime Security and Rescue Society AW139SAR rescue helicopter

• 8 AgustaWestland AW139 (another 1 crashed)
• 3 Sikorsky S-61
• 1 Eurocopter EC225
• 3 CASA CN-235(4 in order)
• 3 Cessna 337 Super Skymaster

Aircraft accidents[]

• On 21 January 2010, Spanish Maritime Safety Agency AW-139SAR, crashed into the sea close to Almería.^{[citation needed]} Three of the four on board died.

Gallery[]

See also[]

• Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer
• German Maritime Search and Rescue Service

References[]

External links[]

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