The oceanic ship ‘Rio Miño’ of the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard is in Cantabria to provide support and control to the fishing boats that are currently fishing due to the coastal mackerel and anchovy.

The delegate of the Government, Eugenia Gómez de Diego, together with Brigadier General Javier Moscoso and the Colonel Chief of the Civil Guard in Cantabria, Antonio Orantes, as well as staff of the Environmental Hydraulic Institute of the UC, has today made a visit to the ship, which landed in our region on March 14 and will remain in Cantabria until the 31st of this month.

The delegate has had a meeting with the crew and known the work that is carried out on the boat. The Maritime Service of the Benemérita ensures the conservation of the environment, in addition to enforcing the laws of maritime traffic and fishing.

The presence of the ‘River Miño’ in the maritime waters of Cantabria is framed in the coasts of mackerel and anchovy. The control services are provided jointly with fisheries inspectors of the Government of Spain, in order to comply with the different regulations in relation to quotas, authorized boats, permitted gear, etc.

In addition, the Civil Guards who serve on the ship perform security work on the ships that are fishing in the northern peninsular, attending to possible emergency situations that may occur.

The ‘Rio Miño’

This ship is based in Cadiz, and is part of the Maritime Group of the Strait, having as missions in that area of operations, the fight against drug trafficking, illicit trafficking, the fight against illegal immigration, marine pollution and environmental protection, as well as the protection of the Underwater Heritage.

For the development of its activities, it has two fast boats and a heliport, as well as communication, navigation, surveillance, rescue and protection equipment that are considered suitable for the missions to be carried out, allowing it to remain long periods of navigation without needing to touch port.

The ship has a length of 50.81 meters, and is one of the three oceanic ships that the Civil Guard currently has.