The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security, carried out the Maritime Crisis Management Exercise “Dibel 4” to determine the readiness of the concerned authorities, raise the level of coordination and training, and increase the efficiency of these authorities.
The exercise scenario included extinguishing a fire, preventing an oil spill caused by an explosion on the maritime vessel “Dibel,” and rescuing injured crew members. Several entities collaborated with the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security in this exercise.
Director-General of Coast and Border Security Major General Nasser Jabr Al Nuaimi explained that the exercise is part of the annual plans prepared by the Directorate to train and practice for various maritime incidents and tasks, with the participation of other relevant entities.
He pointed out the participation of ministries and entities in addition to the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security, which are the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the Ministry of Transport, the Amiri Naval Forces, the Amiri Air Force, the International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), the National Command Center (NCC), the joint operations center, the Civil Defense Council, Hamad Medical Corporation, and QatarEnergy, in addition to the General Directorate of Industrial Security and the Public Relations Department of the MoI. (QNA) page 16
