Image: Chinese Coast Guard ship during DiREx-15

Description: The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) 2015 was conducted in Penang, Northern Malaysia from 24 to 28 May 2015 saw participation from China, Malaysia, Thailand and India. The aim of ARF DiREx-15 is to exercise information sharing and networking among national agencies of this region towards providing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) during natural calamities like Earthquakes, Tsunami, etc as well as Search and Rescue (SAR) for ships and aircraft lost at sea. Co-hosted by Malaysia and China, DiREx-15 would include Field Training Exercises like Collapsed Structure, Mass Evacuation, Chemical Leakage (HAZMAT), Road Traffic Accident, After Action Review and Search & Rescue Operations. The marine component of the exercise would include Search and Rescue operations using a simulated maritime incident, and would include helicopter operations to locate survivors as well as diving operations to evacuate trapped personnel. This is the third edition of DiREx with the previous two held in Philippines (2009) and Indonesia (2011).
Title: Chinese Coast Guard ship during DiREx-15
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