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MEPC.6/Circ.9
MSC/Circ.1103

~ From previous circulars

LIST OF NATIONAL OPERATIONAL CONTACT POINTS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECEIPT, TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING OF
URGENT REPORTS ON INCIDENTS INVOLVING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES,
INCLUDING OIL FROM SHIPS TO COASTAL STATES

ALBANIA

Directorate of Sea Transport
Ministry of Transport and Communication
Tirana

Phone: +355 42 27 766 / 573
Fax: +355 42 27 773
Telex: 4207 MINK OM AB

ALGERIA

Direction Générale de la Protection Civile
Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Collectivités Locales
19 rue Rabah Midat
1600 Algiers

Phone: +213 2 66 7076 / 7051 / 4441 / 4447
Fax: +213 2 66 4378 / 7065
Telex: 67703 DZ

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS)
Corner of Popeshead and Dickenson Bay Streets
PO Box 1394
St John's
Antigua

Phone: +1 268 462 1273 / 4353
Fax: +1 268 462 4358
E-mail: marineserv@candw.ag

Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS)
Am Patentbusch 4
26125 Oldenburg
Germany

Phone: +49 441 939 590
Fax: +49 441 939 59-20 / 29
E-mail: info@antiguamarine.com

ARGENTINA

Dirección de Proteccion del Medio Ambiente
Prefectura Naval Argentina
Avenida Eduardo Madero 235, 4 piso- Of.242
1106 Buenos Aires

Phone: +54 11 4314 3746
Fax: +54 11 4318 7474

AUSTRALIA

Maritime Duty Officer
Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR)
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
CANBERRA  ACT  2601

Phone: +61 2 6230 6811 (24 hrs) freecall 1800 641 792 (Australia only)
Fax: +61 2 6230 6868
Telex: 62349 MRCCAUS AA
E-mail: eps@amsa.gov.au *
Languages understood: ENGLISH
*not to be used for pollution reports
Australian Search and Rescue (RCC Australia) Canberra, coast radio stations and frequencies are listed in Admiralty list of radio stations vol.1, part 2.
AMSA web pages: http://www.amsa.gov.au

BAHAMAS

The Bahamas Maritime Authority
Latham House
16 Minories
London EC3N 1EH UK

Phone: +44 20 7264 2550 / +44 20 7977 471 220 
Fax: +44 20 7264 2579
E-mail: tech@bahamasmaritime.com

Alternatively, spills may be notified in port to:

All ports other than Freeport
New Providence Port Department
PO Box N-8175
Nassua NP

Phone: +1 242 322 8832 / 326 7354 / 322 2049 / +1 242 322 1596(24hrs)
Fax: +1 242 322 5545

Freeport
Freeport Port Department
PO Box F-42044
Freeport GB

Phone: +1 242 352 9163
Fax: +1 242 351 4538

Freeport Harbour Company
PO Box N-8175
Nassau NP

Phone: +1 242 352 9651 / 352 4199, +1 242 352 9088 (24hrs)
Fax: +1 242 352 6888

BAHRAIN

Environmental Protection Committee (EPC)
Ministry of Housing, Municipalities and Environment
PO Box 26909
Adliay

Phone: +973 293 693
Fax: +973 293 694

Bahrain Port Control
Directorate General of Ports
PO Box 453
Mina Sulman

Phone: +973 727 447 / +973 719 404 (24hrs)
Fax: +973 727 985
Telex: 8642 MINA BN / 8643 HARBOR BN

BANGLADESH

Director General
Department of Shipping
141-143 Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka

Phone: +880 2 955 5128 / 955 5129
Fax: +880 2 966 6159
Telex: 642207 DGS BJ

BARBADOS

Barbados Defence Force - Coast Guard
National Communication Centre
HMBS Willoughby Fort
Bridgetown

Phone: +1 246 436 6185 / +1 246 427 8819 (24hrs)
Fax: +1 246 429 7153 / 6663
Telex: 2374 DEFENCE WB

BELGIUM

Administration of Maritime Affairs and Shipping
Department of Transport and Infrastructure
104 Rue d'Arlon
Brussels B-1040

Phone: +32 2 233 1211 / +32 3 22 20 811, +32 59 50 09 25 (after hours) 
Fax: +32 2 230 30 02 / +32 59 80 63 88, +32 59 82 23 31 (after hours)
+32 3 23 36 760 (after hours)
Telex: 61 880 VERTA B / 35028, 82231 MARPOL B (after hours) 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH/DUTCH/GERMAN

Marine Rescue Co-ordinations Centre
Sir Winston Churchill Kaai, 2
B-8400 Ostend

Phone: +32 59 701 000 / 100 / 59 552 811
Fax: +32 59 703 605
Telex: 82125 LOODSW B

BENIN

Port Autonome de Cotonou
Bôite Postale 927
Cotonou

Phone: +229 312 890 / 314 387
Telex: 5004 DIRPORT

BRAZIL

Diretoria de Portos e Costas
Rua Teôfilo Otoni 4
Centro Rio de Janeiro
CEP 20090-070
Rio de Janeiro

Phone: +55 21 3870 5203 / +55 21 3870 5236
Fax: +55 21 3870 5217
E-mail: secom@dpc.mar.mil.br
Languages understood: ENGLISH

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Marine Department
Ministry of Communications
Muara 4053

Phone: +673 2 771 347 to 56 / +673 2 770 293, 770 270 (after hours)
Fax: +673 2 771 357
Telex: 2650 MARINE BU
Languages understood: ENGLISH

BULGARIA

Executive Director
Executive Agency "Maritime Administration"
Ministry of Transport and Communication
9 Levski Str.
Sofia 1000

Phone: +359 2 930 0910
Fax: +359 2 930 0920
Telex: 23209 / 23200
E-mail: bma@marad.bg 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/RUSSIAN

Branches:

Harbour Master
Directorate "Maritime Administration"
5 Primorski Boulevard
9000 Varna

Phone: +359 52 603 113
Fax: +359 52 602 317
Telex: 77460
Radio Call Sign: VHF ch 16/11
Languages understood: ENGLISH/RUSSIAN

Harbour Master
Directorate "Maritime Administration"
3 Al Batenberg Str
8000 Bourgas

Phone: +359 56 844 311
Fax: +359 56 844 310
Telex: 83438
Radio Call Sign: VHF ch 16/11
Languages understood: ENGLISH/RUSSIAN

CAMEROON

Office National des Ports du Cameroon (ONPC)
5 Boulevard Leclerc
BP 4020
Douala

Phone: +237 342 5233 / 7322
Fax: +237 342 6797
Telex: 5270 DIROPORT KN

Marine Marchande
BP 416
Douala

Phone: +237 42 0388
Telex: 5270 DIROPORT KN

CANADA

The master or owner of a ship must report, without delay, any discharge or anticipated discharge of a pollutant to a Pollution Prevention Officer (PPO). These initial reports should be made to any Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) on the frequencies listed in the publication, Radio Aids to Marine Navication (RAMN) - DFO 5470 (Great Lakes and Atlantic) and DFO 5471 (Pacific).

In addition to the above process for reporting spills from a ship to PPO's through the Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS), the Coast Guard maintains a 24-hour Duty Manager alerting process which can be contacted at the numbers listed below.

Canadian Coast Guard
Safety & Environmental Response Systems Marine Programs
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent Street, 5th floor
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6

Phone: +1 613 751 0605 (24 hours)
Fax: +1 613 998 0434 Note: This number is operational on a 24-hr basis but is only monitored during business hours.
E-mail: erhqsr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

Enquiries regarding pollution preparedness and response should be directed to:

Manager, Environmental Response
Canadian Coast Guard
Safety & Environmental Response Systems Marine Programs
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent Street, 5th floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6

Phone: +1 613 990 7011
Fax: +1 613 996 8902
E-mail: melhuish@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

Within Canada administrative enquiries related to pollution prevention, vessel regulations, design and construction should be directed to:

Director, Ships & Operations Standards
Transport Canada
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street, 11th floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N8

Phone: +1 613 991 3131
Fax: +1 613 993 8196
E-mail: dayrh@tc.gc.ca 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

CAPE VERDE

Inspeccao Maritima
Direccao Geral de la Marinha et des Portos
Porto Grande
San Vicente

Phone: +238 31 4342
Fax: +238 31 6519
Telex: 3032 MARPOR CV

CHILE

Direcciôn General Territorio Maritimo y de Marine Mercante
Direcciôn de Intereses Maritimos y Medio Ambiente Accuatico
Subida Cementerio No.300
Playa Ancha
Valparaíso

Phone: +56 32 20 83 01 / 20 83 07
Fax: +56 32 20 83 85
Telex: 230602 / 330461/ 230607 DGTM CL
E-mail: jspmaa@directemar.cl 
Radio Call Sign: Playa Ancha Radio CBV (24 hours)
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

Spills may also be notified to the following regional DGTMMM Centre contact points:

Centro Regional Talcahuano
CERCONTALC
Blanco No 475
Talcahuano

Phone: +56 41 266 100 / 266 105 / 266 101
Fax: +56 41 266 196
Telex: 260134 CBT CL
E-mail: gobertic@tlc.dgtm.cl 
Radio Call Sign: Talcahuano Radio CBT (24 hours)
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

Centro Regional Punta Arenas
CERCONPAR
O'Higgins No 1041
Punta Arenas

Phone: +56 61 201 100 / 201 105 / 201 106 / 201 101
Fax: +56 61 201 196
Telex: 380014 CBM CK / 280079 CBM CL
E-mail: goberpta@pta.dgtm.cl 
Radio Call Sign: Magallanes Radio CBM (24 hours)
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

Centro Regional Puerto Montt
CERCONPMO
Videla S/N
Puerto MontT

Phone: +56 65 291 100 / 291 105 / 291 101
Fax: +56 65 291 196
Telex: 370064 CBP CL
E-mail: goberpxm@pxm.dgtm.cl 
Radio Call Sign: Puerto Montt Radio CBP (24 hours)
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

Centro Regional Valparaiso
CERCONVALP
Prat No 681
Valparaiso

Phone: +56 32 208 900 / 208 905 / 208 901
Fax: +56 32 208 937
Telex: 230602 DGTMM CL 330462 DGTMM CK
E-mail: gobervlp@vlp.dgtm.cl 
Radio Call Sign: Playa Ancha Radio CBV (24 hours)
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

Centro Regional Iquique
CERCONIQUE
Jorge Barrera 98 Plaza Aduana
Iquique

Phone: +56 57 411 270 / 425 042 / 422 582
Fax: +56 57 424 669
E-mail: goberiqq@iqq.dgtm.cl 
Radio Call Sign: Antofagasta Radio CBF (24 hours)
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

CHINA

The Maritime Safety Administration People's Republic of China
11 Jianguomennei Avenue
Beijing

Phone: +86 10 6529 2588 / +86 10 6529 2218 (24hrs)
Fax: +86 10 6259 2245 (24hrs)
Telex: 222258 CMSAR CN
E-mail: anjanpsc@public.bta.net.cn 
Languages understood: CHINESE/ENGLISH

COLOMBIA

Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR)
Transversal 41, No. 27-50
Bogotá DC

Phone: +57 1 221 4221 / 0301 / +57 1 222 4072 (24hrs)
Fax: +57 1 222 2636 / 0090
Telex: 44421 DIMAR CO
E-mail: portalmaritimo@dimar.mil.co

CONGO (Republic of the)

Direction Générale de la Marine Marchande (DIGEMAR)
BP 1107, Pointe-Noire

Phone: +242 940 107 / 942 326
Fax: +242 944 832
Telex: 8278 KG
Languages understood: FRENCH/ENGLISH

COOK ISLANDS

Police Department
Rarotonga

Phone: +682 22 499
Fax: +682 21 499
Languages understood: ENGLISH

COSTA RICA

Dirección General de Transporte Marítimo
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte
PO Box 10176
San José

Phone: +506 330 555 / 605
Telex: 2493 MOP CR

Alternatively, spills on the Caribbean Coast could be reported to:

Junta Administrativa de Portuaria de Desarollo Económico de la Vertiente Altántica
Apartado T
Puerto Limon

Phone: +506 583 229 / 581 041
Fax: +506 583 229
Telex: 8518 / 2435 CR

COTE D'IVOIRE

Centre Ivorien Anti-Pollution (CIAPOL)
Ministére du Logement, du Cadre de Vie et de l'Environnement
BP 153
Abidjan

Phone: +225 3718 35 / 37 29 19
Fax: +225 31 65 00 / 37 65 03

CROATIA

Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication
Harbour Master's Office Rijeka
HR-51000 Rijeka
Senjsko pristaniste 3

Phone: +385 51 214 113 / 212 474 / +385 51 214 031(after hours)
+385 51 312 253 MRCC
Fax: 385 51 313 265 /  211 660 / 211 696 / +385 51 312 254 MRCC
Telex: 24634
E-mail: mrcc@pomorstvo.hr 
Language understood: ENGLISH

CUBA

Maritime Safety and Survey Division
Ministry of Transport
Boyeros y Tulipan, Plaza
Ciudad de La Habana

Phone: +53 7 881 6607 / 881 9498
Fax: +53 7 33 5118 / +53 7 881 1514
Telex: 511 229 MITRANS CU
E-mail: dsim@mitrans.transnet.cu

CYPRUS

Department of Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Aeoulou 13
Nicosia

Phone: +357 2 303 879
Fax: +357 2 303 876 / +357 2 775 955
Telex: 4660 MINAGRI CY

Ministry of Communications and Works
Nicosia

Phone: +357 2 303 272
Fax: +357 2 2 465 462
Telex: 3678 MINCOM CY

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ministry of Transport
Navigation and Waterways Division
L. Svobody 12
Prague 1
110 15

Phone: +420 2 2303 1225
Fax: +420 2 2481 0596
Telex: 121096
Languages understood: ENGLISH

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Maritime Administration Bureau
Tonghung-dong
Central District
Pyongyang

Phone: +850 2 18111 x 8059
Fax: +850 2 381 4416
Telex: 38041 HS KP
Languages understood: KOREAN/ENGLISH

DENMARK

Admiral Danish Fleet
Marine Rescue Coordination Centre AARHUS
PO Box 438
DK-8100 Århus C

Phone: +45 89 43 30 99
Fax: +45 89 43 32 30
Telex: 66471 SOK DK
E-mail: pol.con.den@sok.dk
Languages understood: DANISH/ENGLISH/GERMAN

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre AARHUS (MRCC AARHUS) operates as the national contact. All reports on marine pollution received at the MRCC will as a matter of urgency be relayed to the duty officer in Danish EPA.

for FAROE ISLANDS

Faroese Inspection and Rescue Service
PO Box 347
FR 110 Torshavn

Phone: +298 31 10 65
Fax: +298 35 30 35
Telex: 81327
E-mail: fisk@fisk.fo
Languages understood: DANISH/ENGLISH

for GREENLAND

Island Commander Greenland
Marine Rescue Coordination Centre Gronnedal
DK-3930 Kangilinnguit

Phone: +299 69 19 11
Inmarsat C: Greenland 433108810 or 433116710
Fax: +299 69 19 49
Telex: 90502 GLK GD
E-mail: iscomgl@greennet.gl or iscomgl@glk.gl
Radio Call Sign: OVC
Languages understood: DANISH/ENGLISH

DJIBOUTI

Port Autonome International de Djibouti
BP 2107
Djibouti

Phone: +253 352 331 / +253 351 031/ +253 353 266
Fax: +253 356 187
Telex: 5836 PORTAUTO DJ

DOMINICA

Maritime Administration of the Commonwealth of Dominica
5th floor, Dominica Financial Centre
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau

Phone: +1 767 448 2401 ext 3071 / 3072 / 3073
Fax: +1 767 448 4722
E-mail: maritime@cwdom.dm

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Comisíon Nacional de Saneamiento Ecológico
Calle Euclides Morillo 65
Edificio No 2 Caasd
Santo Domingo

Phone: +1 809 562 3500
Fax: +1 809 541 7600

ECUADOR

Dirección General de Intereses Marítimos
Amazonas 1188y Cordero
Casilla 172101366
Quito

Phone: +593 2 250 8909 / 255 3076
Fax: +593 4 320 385
E-mail: digeim@porta.net

Dirección General de la Marina Mercante y del Litora
Elizalde 101 y Malecón Simón Bolivar
PO Box 7412
Casilla 172101366
Guayaquil

Phone: +593 4 325 418
Fax: +593 4 320 385
E-mail: digmer@ipse.net

EGYPT

Maritime Inspection Department
Ports and Lighthouses Administration
RAS el Tin
Alexandria

Phone: +20 3 480 2299 / 480 2893 / 480 2496
Fax: +20 3 487 5633
Telex: 54407 FANAR UN

Head of Maritime Sector
Ministry of Transport and Communications
4 Ptolemy Street
Alexandria

Phone: +20 3 484 3631 / 483 8983 / 484 2058 / 484 2119
Fax: +20 3 484 2096

EL SALVADOR

Ministry of National Defence
Naval Force
Direccion General de Capitanias de Puerto
San Salvador

Phone: +503 276 2605

ESTONIA

Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) Tallinn
Estonian Border Guard
Coast Guard Department
Susta 15
11712 Tallinn

Phone: +372 6922 222 / 6922 500 (24hrs)
Fax: +372 6922 501 (24hrs)
Telex: 173 341 PIIR EE 
E-mail: ncc_estonia@pv.ee
Languages understood: ESTONIAN/ENGLISH/RUSSIAN/FINNISH

FIJI

Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration
Ships Inspection - Head Office
Motibhai Building
Walu Bay
Suva

Phone: +679 331 5266
Fax: +679 330 3251
E-mail: fimsa@connect.com.fj

Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration
Casualty Investigation
GPO Box 326
Motibhai Building
Walu Bay
Suva

Phone: +679 331 5255
Fax: +679 330 3251
E-mail: fimsa@connect.com.fj

FINLAND

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MPCC Turku)
Archipelago Sea Coast Guard District
PO Box 16
FIN-20101 Turku

Phone: +358 204 1000 (Alarm, 24hrs) / +358 204 1001 (24 hours)
Fax: +358 2 250 0950 (24hrs)
Telex: 57-62249 MRCC FI
Languages understood: FINNISH/SWEDISH/ENGLISH

Inquiries:

Finnish Environment Institute (FEI)
PO Box 140
FIN-00251 Helsinki

Phone: +358 9 403 000 / +358 400 319 390 (24hrs)
Fax: +358 9 403 00590
Telex: 126086 VYH SF

FRANCE

East Channel
MRCC GRIS NEZ

Phone: +33 3 21 87 21 87
Inmarsat C: 422799256
Fax: +33 3 21 87 78 55
Telex: 130680
Radio call sign: MMSI 002275100

Central Channel
MRCC JOBOURG

Phone: +33 2 33 52 72 13
Fax: +33 2 33 52 71 72
Telex: 130680
Radio call sign: MMSI 002275200

West Channel
MRCC CORSEN

Phone: +33 2 98 89 31 31
Fax: +33 2 98 89 65 75
Telex: 940086
Radio call sign: MMSI 002295300

Atlantic Ocean
MRCC ETEL

Phone: +33 2 97 55 35 35
Inmarsat C: 422799025
Fax: +33 2 97 55 49 34
Telex: 940519
Radio call sign: MMSI 002275000

Mediterranean Sea
MRCC LA GARDE

Phone: +33 4 94 61 71 10
Fax: +33 4 94 27 11 49
Telex: 430024
Radio call sign: MMSI 00275400

French West Indies, French Guiana
MRCC FORT DE FRANCE

Phone: +596 70 92 92
Inmarsat C: 422799024 (AOR-W) 422799244 (AOR-E)
Fax: 596 63 24 50

La Reunion, Mayotte, Frenc Austral Territory
MRCC LA REUNION

Phone: 262 43 43 43
Inmarsat C: 422799193
Fax: +262 71 15 95

New Caledonia, Wallis and Fortuna
MRCC NOUMEA

Phone: +687 26 47 72 / 25 53 05 / 35 24 33
Inmarsat C: 422799194
Fax: +687 24 23 03 / 24 22 57

French Polynesia (Tahiti)
MRCC PAPEETE

Phone: +689 46 24 32
Inmarsat C: 582 422 799 192
Fax: +589 42 39 15
E-mail: mrccpapeete@mail.pf

En vas de doute ou de difficulte pour atteindre le MRCC appropie, appeler le MRCC Gris Nez/In case of doubt or difficulty in reaching the appropriate MRCC, call MRCC GRIS NEZ

GABON

Direction du Port Gentil
BP 43
Port Gentil

Phone: +241 753 563

GAMBIA

The Gambia Port Authority
The Harbour Master
PO Box 617
Wellington Street
Banjul

Phone: +220 28509
Telex: 2235 GAMPORTS GV

GEORGIA

MRCC-GEORGIA
4 Shavsheti Street
Batumi 6017

Phone: +995 222 7 39 13
Fax: +995 222 7 39 05
Telex: MMSI 002130100
E-mail: mrcc_Georgia@iberiapac.ge

Ministry of Environment
68a Kostava Str
389915 Tbilisi

Phone: +995 32 361 589 / 230 664
Fax: +995 32 983 425

GERMANY

Zentraler Meldekopf des Wasser und Schiffahrtsamtes Cuxhaven (ZMK)
(Waterways and Shipping Board Cuxhaven)
Am Alten Hafen 2
D-27472 Cuxhaven

Phone: +49 4721 567 485 (24hrs)
Fax: +49 4721 567 404 (24hrs)
E-mail: zmk@kuewaz.de 
Languages understood: GERMAN/ENGLISH

GHANA

Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority
Port of Tema
PO Box 150
Tema

Phone: +233 22 202 631 - 9
Fax: +233 22 202 812
E-mail: Gpha@Ghan.com

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
Port of Takoradi
PO Box 249
Takoradi

Phone: +233 31 24073 / 24304
Fax: +233 31 22814

GREECE

Ministry of Mercantile Marine
Marine Environment Protection Division
109 Ipsilanton Street
185 32 Piraeus

Phone: +30 210 4220 701 / +30 210 4121 211 (24hrs) / +30 210 4191 304x1351
Fax: +30 210 4220 441 / 440
24hrs: +30 1 4224 417 /  4220 466 / 4191 561 / 4191 563 / 4115 798
Telex: 213593 / 212022 / 212239 / 212273YEN GR
E-mail: dpthap@hotmail.yen.gr 
Languages understood: ENGLISH

Piraeus Rescue Co-ordinations Centre

Phone: 24 hours: +30 210 4112 500 / +30 210 4220 772 (24hrs)
Fax: +30 210 4132 398 (24hrs)
Telex: As above
E-mail: jrccpgr@mail.yen.gr
Languages understood: ENGLISH

GRENADA

Grenada Coast Guard
True Blue
St George's

Phone: +1 473 444 1931 / 2
Fax: +1 473 444 2839

GUATEMALA

for the Atlantic Ocean
Comandante
Ministerio de la Defensa (Navy)
Base Naval del Atlantico (BANATLAN)
Santo Tomás de Castilla
Izabal

Phone: +502 9 483 127
Fax: +502 9 483 102

for the Pacific Ocean
Comandante
Ministerio de la Defensa (Navy)
Base Naval del Pacifico (BANAPAC)
Puerto Quetzal
Escuintla

Phone: +502 9 841 056 / 7
Fax: +502 9 841 056

GUINEA

Marine Merchande
BP 6
Conakry

Phone: +224 443 540

GUINEA-BISSAU

Junta Autonoma dos Portos da Guinea-Bissau
PO Box 382
Bissau

Phone: +245 2797

GUYANA

Transport and Harbours Department
Cornhill and Water Street
Stabroek
Georgetown

Phone: +592 2 67842 / 271 696
Fax: +592 2 78545

HAITI

Service Maritime et de Navigation d'Haiti
PO Box 724 1663
Port au Prince

Phone: +509 26336 / 24773
Telex: 2030523 A/B SEMANAH

HONDURAS

Direcciôn General de la Marina Mercante
Col San Carlos avenida Republica de Colombia #843
Tegucigalpa

Phone: +504 221 0721 / 221 3033 / 236 8880 / 221 1987 / 236 8872
Fax: +504 221 3419 / 236 8866
Telex: 1570 MAMER HO
E-mail: honumarina@newcom.hn
Languages spoken: SPANISH/ENGLISH

HONG KONG, CHINA (Associate Member)

SAR Mission Co-ordinator
Marine Emergency and Rescue Co-ordination Centre
Deck 5, Outer Pier, Macau Ferry Terminal
Sheung Wan

Phone: +852 2233 7999 (24hrs)
Fax: +852 2541 7714 (24hrs)
Telex: 82952 MRCC HX
E-mail: khmrcc@mardep.gov.hk
Radio call sign: VRC
Languages understood: ENGLISH/CHINESE

Hong Kong Marine Rescue Callsign: VRC Freq 2182, 4125 kHz
Coastal Radio Station Hong Kong Radio, Callsign: VRX Freq 500, 2182 kHz, VHF Channel 16

HUNGARY

General Inspection for Transport
Superintendence for Shipping
Budapest, VI, Teréz krt.38
PO Box 102
H-1389 Budapest

Phone: +36 1 311 3430
Fax: +36 1 311 1412
Telex: 226685 AUFEL H

ICELAND

Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG)
Seljavegur 32
127 Reykjavik

Phone: +354 511 3333 (Emergency 24 hrs) / 545 2100 (Operational 24hrs)
Inmarsat C: (581) 425101519
Inmarsat A: (581) 1251123 (telex, telephone)
DSC: 00251507000
Fax: +354 545 2001 (24hrs)
Telex: AFTN BIRKICGT
E-mail: sar@lhg.is or vms@lhg.is
Radio Call Sign: TFB
Languages understood: ENGLISH/DANISH/NORWEGIAN/SWEDISH

Communicates with vessels via Icelandic Coast Radio stations or by its own HF, VHF or satellite systems.

INDIA

Indian Coast Guard
Coast Guard Headquarters
National Stadium Complex
Purana Quilla Road
New Delhi 110 001

Phone: +91 11 338 4934 / 338 6700 (24hrs)
Fax: +91 11 338 3196
Telex: +81 31 65359 CGHQ IN
E-mail: vprotect@vsnl.com 
Languages understood: ENGLISH

INDONESIA

Oil Pollution Response
Director, Guard and Rescue
The Directorate General of Sea Communication
Merdeka Barat No 8
Jakarta

Phone: +62 21 350 6207
Fax: +62 21 350 607

Operational Center for Oil Pollution
Jakarta

Phone: +62 21 345 6614
Fax: +62 21 345 1364
Telex: 40783 DJPL IA

IRAN

Ports & Shipping Organization
Department of Safety and Marine Protection
751 Enghelab Avenue
Tehran

Tel: +98 21 880 9326 / 880 9555
Fax: +98 21 880 9555 / 880 4100
Telex: 88 214260
E-mail: mprcc@ir-pso.com
Languages understood: ENGLISH

IRELAND

Irish Marine Emergency Service (IMES)
Department of the Marine
IMES Headquarters
Leeson Lane, Leeson Street,
Dublin 2

Phone: +353 1 662 0922 (24hrs)
Fax: +353 1 662 0795 (24hrs)
Telex: 93039 (24hrs)
Radio Call Sign: Any coastal VHF Sites
Languages understood: ENGLISH

ISRAEL

Ministry of Transport
Administration of Shipping and Ports
PO Box 33993
Haifa 31339

Phone: +972 4 863 2040
Fax: +972 4 863 2118 (office hours) / +056 212 061 (after hours)

The master of any vessel, whether in port or at sea, should report to the Israeli authorities any pollution or or safety related event.  The report should be relayed through the respective Port Control area.  In the case that a pollution event occurs at open sea, the report should be relayed via Haifa Radio on Channel 16.

ITALY

Centro Operativo Emergenza Inquinamento
Ministreo della'Ambiente
Viale Cristoforo Colombo 44
00147 Roma

Phone: +39 06 5722 3467 / 24hrs: +39 32 9381 0317 / 0352 / 0351 / 0314
Fax: +39 06 5722 3472
E-mail: sdm@minambiente.it

JAMAICA

Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard
HMJS Cagway
Port Royal
Kingston 1

Phone: +1 876 967 8031-3 / +1 967 8193 (24hrs)
Fax: +1 876 967 8278
Radio Call Sign: 6YX (24hrs)

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
12 Camp Road
Kingston 4

Phone: +1 876 928 5111-4 / +1 876 938 2250-1
Fax: +1 876 928 5503

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica
7th Floor, Dyoll Building
40 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5

Phone: +1 876 754 7260 and 5 / +1 876 929 2201
Fax: +1 876 754 7256

JAPAN

Operations Office/Maritime Disaster Prevention Division
Guard and Rescue Department
Japan Coast Guard

Phone: +81 3 3591 9000
Fax: +81 3 3591 8701
Telex: 222 5193 JMSAHQ J

JORDAN

Director General
The Ports Corporation
PO Box 115
Aqaba

Phone: +962 3 201 4024
Fax: +962 3 201 6204 / +962 3 201 2963
Telex: 62262 PORT JO / 62352 PORT JO

KENYA

Ras Serani Signal Station
Mombassa

Phone: +254 041 312 895 (24hrs)
Fax: +254 041 311 409
Telex: 21243 BANDARI

Contact may also be made directly with:

Kenya Ports Authority
Mombassa

Phone: +254 041 31 1409 / 2211
Fax: +254 041 311 867
Telex: 21243 DIRKPA KE

KIRIBATI

Ministry of Transport Communications and Tourism
Marine Division
PO Box 487 BETIO
Tarawa

Phone: +686 26003 / 26468
Fax: +686 26187 / 26512

KUWAIT

Environment Protection Council
PO Box 24395
Safat Kuwait 13104

Phone: +965 245 3833 / 4, +965 242 2816 (24hrs)
Fax: +965 242 1993 / 24 hours: +965 245 6836
Radio Call Sign: VEF.CH 73 / 77 or 16 (24hrs)
Languages understood: ARABIC/ENGLISH

LATVIA

Latvian Coast Guard
Maritime Rescue Co-ordinations Centre
Andrejostas 10
LV - 1045
Riga

Phone: +371 7 323 103 (emergency) / +371 7 082 070 / +371 9 476 101
Fax: +371 7 320 100 / +371 9 270 690
Inmarsat-C: 581 4275 18510
E-mail: sar@mrcc.lv
Radio Call Sign: RIGA RESCUE RADIO 2182 kHz / Ch 16 VHF
Languages understood: LATVIAN/RUSSIAN/ENGLISH

The latest information is also available at: http://www.mrcc.lv

LEBANON

Ministry of Transport
Starco Building
Beirut

Phone: +961 1 371 644 / 5 / 6
Fax: +961 1 371 643 / 47

LIBERIA

For incidents involving all ships, occurring within the territorial waters of the Republic of Liberia, the office to contact is:

Office of the Commissioner of Maritime Affairs
Bureau of Maritime Affairs, R.L.
Tubman Boulevard
PO Box 10-9042
1000 Monrovia 10

Phone: +231 227 044
Fax: +231 227 044 / 226 069

Alternate

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Liberia to the IMO
Dean Bradley House
52 Horseferry Road
London SW1P 2AF
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 20 7976 0725
Fax: +44 20 7976 0726
E-mail: 100631.656@compuserve.com

For incidents involving Liberian registered ships, occurring worldwide, the office to contact is:

Office of the Deputy Commission of Maritime Affairs, RL
8619 Westwood Center Drive
Suite 300
Vienna, VA 22182
United States

Phone: +1 703 790 3434 (24hrs)
Fax: +1 703 790 5655 (24hrs)

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Director General
Technical Centre for Environment Protection (TCEP)
Box 83618
Tripoli

Phone: +218 21 444 8452 / +218 21 444 5795
Fax: +218 21 333 8098 / 97
Telex: 20138 TCEP LY

LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration
Rescue Co-ordination Centre
J.Janonio 24
LT- 5813 Klaipeda

Phone: +370 6  499 670 (alert) / +370 6 499 669 / +370 42612
Fax: +370 6  499 677
Telex: (539) 278486 SAR LT
E-mail: mrcc@msa.lt
Radio Call Sign: LYA
Languages understood: LITHUANIAN/ENGLISH/RUSSIAN

MADAGASCAR

Ministère des Transports Maritimes
Direction des Ports
Antananarivo

Phone: +261 2 469 80
Fax: +261 2 237 03
Telex: 22256 MG

MALAYSIA

The Department of the Environment
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
13 Floor, Wisma Sime Darby
Jalan Raja Laut
Kuala Lumpur 50662

Phone: +60 3 293 9855 / 8402
Fax: +60 3 293 6006
Telex: 28154 MOSTEC MA

Contact can also be made to the nearest Harbour Master.

MALTA

Malta Maritime Authority
Ports Directorate
Marina Pinto
Valletta

Phone: +356 2122 4577 / +356 9949 4313 mb
Fax: +356 2122 6309
Telex: 1110 MW

MARSHALL ISLANDS

For incidents involving all ships, occurring within the territorial waters of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, please contact:

Ministry of Transport and Communications
PO Box 154
Majuro
MH 96960

Phone: +692 625 5269
Fax: +692 625 3486

For incidents involving all ships, registered in the Marshall Islands, occurring worldwide, the office to contact is:

Office of the Maritime Administrator Investigation
11495 Commerce Park Drive
Reston
Virginia 20191-1507
USA

Phone: +1 703 620 4880
Fax: +1 703 476 8522
E-mail: maritime@register-iri.com

MAURITANIA

Port Autonome de Nouadhibou
PO Box 236
Nouadhibou

Phone: +222 52134
Telex: 441

Directeur du Port de Nouakchott
Ministère le l'Equipment Nouakchott

Phone: +222 52274
Telex: 551

MAURITIUS

Mauritius Ports Authority
Port Administration Building
Mer Rouge
Port Louis

Phone: +230 240 0415 / +230 216 3504
Fax: +230 240 0856 / +230 242 834
Telex: 4238 MAUPORT IW
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

National Coast Guard
The Commandant
Headquarters
Fort William
Port Louis

Phone: +230 212 2757 / +230 208 8317
Fax: +230 212 2770
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

Department of Environment
Ken Lee Tower
Port Louis

Phone: +230 212 8332
Fax: +230 212 9407
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

MEXICO

Director General de Marina Mercante
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes
Avenida Nuevo Leon 210, 3er.Piso
Colonia Hipodromo Condesa
CP 06100 MEXICO DF

Phone: +52 55 5574 27555
Fax: +52 55 5063 1133

MICRONESIA (Federated States of)

Department of Resources and Development
Division of Marine Resources
FSM Capitol Complex
Kolonia
Pohnpei

Phone: +691 320 2620

MONACO

Direction des Ports
Service de la Marine
Departement des Travaux Publics et des Affaires Sociales
BP 468
98012 Monaco Cedex

Phone: +377 931 58678 / 58577
Fax: +377 931 53715
Telex: 489035 SERMAR MC

MOROCCO

Ministère du Transport et de la Marine Marchande
Direction de la Marine Marchande
Boulevard Félix Houphouet Boigny
20 000 Casablanca

Phone: +212 22 22 1931 / +212 22 22 27 8092 / +212 22 22 27 6010
Fax: +212 22 22 27 3340
Telex: 24613 MARIMAR M
E-mail: marine@moroconline.com or marine@maroconline.com
Languages understood: ARABIC/FRENCH/ENGLISH

MOZAMBIQUE

Gabinete de Coordenacao de Projectos de Marinha (GAPROMAR)
Edificio da Capitania do Porto
Caixa Postal 1421
Maputo

Phone: +258 1 424 109 / 254 / 420 745

NETHERLANDS

Netherlands Coastguard Centre
MHKC Building
PO Box 10000
1780 CA Den Helder

Phone: +31 223 542 300 (24hrs)
Fax: +31 223 658 358 (24hrs) / +31 223 658 303
Telex: 71088 (24hrs)
E-mail: ccc@kustwacht.nl
Radio Call Sign: PBK, VHF CH 16, VHF DSC CH 70, MF DSC 2187.5 kHz
Languages understood: DUTCH/ENGLISH/GERMAN

ARUBA

Coastguard Center NA & A
Florence Nightingaleweg
Willemstad
Curaçao

Phone: +297 9 463 7700 / 7719 (24hrs)
Fax: +297 9 463 7950
E-mail: coastguard_netherlands_antilles&aruba@czmcar 
Languages understood: DUTCH/ENGLISH/SPANISH

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Coastguard Center NA & A
Florence Nightingaleweg
Willemstad
Curaçao

Phone: +599 9 463 7700 / 7719 (24hrs)
Fax: +599 9 463 7950
E-Mail coastguard_netherlands_antilles&aruba@czmcar
Languages understood: DUTCH/ENGLISH/SPANISH

NEW ZEALAND

Director of Maritime Safety
Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand
PO Box 27006
Wellington

Phone: +64 4 473 0111/ 494 1249
Fax: +64 4 494 8903 (please telephone the above number as well when sending a fax report)
E-mail: msa@msa.govt.nz
Radio Call Sign: HF Radio: Taupo, Maritime Radio ZLM, Maritime Radio on VHF, Inmarsat: 582 451 200 067, Ans Back: BCL, Maritime
Languages understood: ENGLISH

NICARAGUA

Ministerio de Transporte
Direccion General de Transporte Acuatico Nacional
3er Piso, Edificio 17
Plaza España
Managua

Phone: +505 2 60572 / 96067
Telex: 1339 MITRANS

NIGERIA

Federal Ministry of Transport
Maritime Division
Port of Lagos
Lagos

The Petroleum Inspectorate
44 Eric Moore
Suru-Lere
PMB 12701
Lagos

Phone: +234 1 802 490 - 4
Telex: 27478 NNPC NG

Alternatively spills should be notified to the nearest port authority.

NORWAY

Kystverket/Norwegian Coastal Administration
Department of Emergency and Response
PO Box 125
N-3191 Horten

Phone: +47 33 03 48 00 (24hrs)
Fax: +47 33 03 49 49
E-mail: vakt@kystdir.dep.no
Languages understood: ENGLISH

OMAN

Ministry of Regional Municipalities
Environment and Water Resources
PO Box 323
pc 113 Muscat

Phone: +968 693 666 / +968 932 2887 (mb)
Fax: +968 693 946
Languages understood: ENGLISH/ARABIC

Royal Navy of Oman

Phone: +968 963 618 805
Fax: +968 614 730

Royal Oman Police/Coast Guard

Phone: +968 713 293
Fax: +968 713 937
Languages understood: ARABIC/ENGLISH

PAKISTAN

Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Communications
Ports and Shipping Wing
Plot No 12, Misc Area
Mai Kolachi Byepass
Karachi 74200

Phone: +92 21 920 6405 - 6
Fax: +92 21 920 5407 / 920 4191
Telex: 29822 DGPS PK
Radio Call Sign Languages understood: ENGLISH/URDU

Maritime Security Agency
Headquarters
KDLB Building
PO Box 13333
West Wharf Road
Karachi 2

Tel: +92 21 921 4619 / 2319 8941 / 0320 430 5194 mobile
Fax: +92 21 231 1086
Telex: 27040 - 27692 MRSEC PK
Radio Call Sign: BEYL 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/URDU

PALAU

Environment Quality Protection Board
PO Box 100
Koror
96940

Phone: +680 488 2620
Fax: +680 488 2963

Alternatively spills can be notified to:

Malakal Port Authority
Address as above

Phone: +680 488 2496

In addition oil spills should be report to USCG MSO GUAM

USCG MSO GUAM
PO Box 176
Guam

Phone: +1 671 339 2001 / 4107

PANAMA

Panama Maritime Authority
Chief Technical Advisor
Department of Maritime Safety
Directorate of Merchant Marine, New York
6 West 48th Street, 10th floor
New York, NY 10036

Phone: +1 212 869 6441
Fax: +1 212 575 2285

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The Co-ordinator
Search and Rescue, Oil Pollution Centre
Maritime Safety Branch
Department of Transport
PO Box 1489
Port Moresby

Phone: +675 214 994 (24hrs)
Fax: +675 214 968
Telex: 22203 DOTRANS NE
Languages understood: ENGLISH

Notification can also be made to:

Regional Port Manager
PO Box 384
Port Moresby

Phone: +675 211 637 / + 675 259 030 (after hours)
Fax: +675 213 606

PERU

Direccion de Seguridad y Vigilancia Acuatica
Direccion General de Capitanias y Guardacostas (DICAPI)
Constitucion 150
Callao

Phone: +51 14 202 020 / +51 14 200 350 / +51 14 200 822
Fax: +51 14 200 177 / +51 14 202 020
Telex: 26042 PE / 26069 PE / 26071 PE
E-Mail dicasevi@marina.mil.pe

PHILIPPINES

National Operations Center for Oil Pollution
Farola Compound
Binondo
1006 Manila

Phone: +63 2 243 04 63
Fax: +63 2 243 04 63
Languages understood: ENGLISH/TAGALOG

POLAND

Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy
Department of Maritime and Inland Waters Administration
ul. Chalubinskiego 4/6
00-928 Warszawa

Phone: +48 22 62 11 448 / +48 22 62 94 623
Fax: +48 22 62 88 515
Telex: 816 651 PKP PL

PORTUGAL

Direçâo Geral da Autoridade Maritima
Praça do Comércio
1100 148 Lisboa Codex

Phone: +351 21 346 9221 /  917 592 700 mobile
Fax: +351 21 342 4137
Telex: 43536 DIRMAR P

The Portuguese Navy is responsible for co-ordinating recovery and cleaning pollution operations. A complementary network of coastal radio stations maintains a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies.

QATAR

As per Resolution from the Minister of Energy and Industry, MD and Chairman of Qatar Petroleum, all oil spills offshore Qatar, irrespective of their geographic locations, are to be reported to Ras Abu Abboud Communication Control Room Alpha Seven Sierra - A7S

Qatar Spill Response Centre
Qatar Petroleum
PO Box 47
Doha

Phone: +974 432 5555 / 440 2555 / 440 2509
Fax: +974 440 2509

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Maritime Pollution Response Division
National Maritime Police Agency
105, l-ga Bukseong-dong, Jung-gu
Incheon 400-707

Phone: +82 32 883 1846 / +82 883 0461 (24 hours)
Fax: +82 32 888 0594 / +82 881 5362 (24 hours)
E-Mail: seases@nmpa.go.kr
Languages understood: ENGLISH

ROMANIA

Constantza Harbour Master
Constantza Port
8700

Phone: +40 241 618 299 (24 hrs)
Fax: +40 241 616 431 / +40 241 618 299 (24hrs)
Telex: 14209
Languages understood: ENGLISH

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State Marine Pollution Control
Salvage and Rescue Administration of the Russian Federation (MPCSA)
1/4 Rozhdestvenka str
Moscow 103759

Phone: +7 095 959 46 95 / +7 095 959 46 94
Duty officer: +7 095 926 1052
Fax: +7 095 959 4694 (24hrs) / +7 095 926 9038
Duty officer: +7 095 926 7476
Telex: 411197 MMF SU
E-Mail: mpcsa@morflot.ru 
Languages understood: RUSSIAN/ENGLISH

RWANDA

Ministry of the Environment and Tourism
(Environment Division)
BP 2378 Kigali

Phone: +250 7 2093 / 7930 / 7932
Fax: +250 7 6958
Languages understood: FRENCH

No operational contact point has yet been established in Rwanda. However, the Ministry of the Environment and Tourism (Environment Division) whose responsibilities include environmental research and planning, together with environmental protection and nature conservation, should be able to draw up emergency plans and disseminate information.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

St Kitts & Nevis Coast Guard
Deep Water Port
Basseterre

Phone: +1 869 465 8384
Fax: +1 869 465 8406

SAINT LUCIA

Marine Police Unit
Royal St Lucia Police Force
PO Box 109
Castries

Phone: +1 758 452 2595
Fax: +1 758 453 2799

SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES

St Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard
Coast Guard Base Calliaqua
PO Box 835
St Vincent

Phone: +1 784 457 4578 / 4554
Fax: +1 784 457 4586
Radio Call Sign: J8B 
Radio frequencies: 7850 KHz CH16 Marine VHF

SAMOA (WESTERN)

Police Department
Apia

Phone: +685 22 222 (24 hrs)

SAUDI ARABIA

Jeddah Port Management
PO Box Jeddah Islamic Port
Jeddah

Phone: +966 2 643 2222 / +966 2 642 1222
Telex: 401175 PORTS SJ / 401594 PORTS SJ

Notification should be made to the nearest Port Authority. Alternatively, spills can be reported to the nearest Coast Guard Station.

SENEGAL

Centre Coordination des Opérations
National Senegalese Navy

Phone: +221 822 2104 / +221 821 7140

Port Autonome de Dakar
21 Boulevarde de la Libération
PO Box 3195
Dakar

Phone: +221 823 4545 / +221 822 2970 / +221 822 4545
Fax: +221 823 3606
Telex: 21404

SEYCHELLES

Seychelles Coast Guard 
PO Box 257
Victoria
Mahé

Phone: +248 225 812 (24hrs)
Fax: +248 224 665 (24hrs)
E-Mail: seycoast@seychelles.net 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

Harbour Master
Ministry of Environment and Transport
Port and Marine Services Division
PO Box 47 Victoria
Mahé

Phone: +248 224 701 (24hrs)
Fax: +248 224 004
E-Mail: ports@seychelles.net 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/FRENCH

SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone Ports Authority
PO Box 386
Freetown

Phone: +232 22 50 652

SINGAPORE

Port Master's Department
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
7B Keppel Road
#19-00 Tanjong Pagar Complex
Singapore 089055

Phone: +65 6325 2454

SLOVENIA

The Slovenian Maritime Directorate
Ukmarjev trg 2
6000 Koper

Phone: +386 5 66 32 106
Fax: +386 5 66 32 110
Telex: 34 235 UP POM SI
E-Mail: URSP.BOX@gov.si 
Radio Call Sign: VHF: ch 12, 16 
Languages understood: ENGLISH/ITALIAN

SOLOMON ISLANDS

The Director
Environment and Conservation Division
Ministry of Forests
Environment and Conservation
PO Box G24
Honiara

Phone: +677 25848
Fax: +677 21245

SOUTH AFRICA

Chief Executive Officer
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
PO Box 13186
Hatfield
Pretoria 0028

Phone: +27 12 342 3049
Fax: +27 12 342 3160
E-mail: samsa@iafrica.com

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT)
Marine Aquatic Pollution Control
Private Bag X2
Rogge Bay 8012

Phone: +27 21 402 3911 / +27 21 402 3338 / 42 / 44 
+27 82 557 6612 (emergency cell phone)
Fax: +27 21 215 342
Telex: 520796 ENOM SA

SPAIN

Centro Nacional de Coordinacion de Salvamento (CNCS)
c/ Fruela 3
28011 Madrid

Phone: +34 91 526 1440
Fax: +34 917 559 136
Telex: 52 41210 / 52 41224 samad e
E-mail: interloper@sasemar.es
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima (SASEMAR)
c/ Fruela 3
28011 Madrid

Phone: +34 917 559 100
Fax: +34 917 559 109
E-mail: operaciones@sasemar.es
Languages understood: SPANISH/ENGLISH

SRI LANKA

Sir Lankan Port Authority
19 Church Street
PO Box 595
Colombo

Phone: +94 1 421 201 / 231
Fax: +94 1 440 651
Telex: 21805 PORTS CE

The Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA)
Commassariate Street
Colombo 1

Phone: +94 1 347 480
Fax: +94 1 421 079

Director of Merchant Shipping
Merchant Shipping Division
Bristol Paradise Building 43-89, 1st Floor
York Street
Colombo 01

Phone: +94 1 441 293 / 441 294
Fax: +94 1 435 160
E-mail: dmsmos@sltnet.lk

SUDAN

Sudan Sea Ports Corporation
PO Box 531
Port Sudan Quays
Port Sudan

Phone: +249 2910 / 2258 (via operator)
Telex: 70012 RASMINA SD

SURINAME

Maritime Authority Suriname
Cornelis Jongbawstraat 2
PO Box 888
Paramaribo

Phone: +597 47 69 / 47 67 22
Fax: +597 47 29 40
E-mail: info@mas.sr

SWEDEN

Swedish Coast Guard Headquarters
Stumholmen
371 23 Karlskrona

Phone: +46 455 353 535 (24hrs) / +46 455 353 400 (office hours)
Fax: +46 455 81275
Telex: 43028 KBV SYD S
E-mail: syd@coastguard.se 
Languages understood: ENGLISH

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

General Directorate of Ports
Ministry of Transport
PO Box 505
Lattakia

Phone: +963 41 472 593 / 427 597 / 471 577 / 473 876 / 333
Fax: +963 41 475 805
Telex: 451216 MWANI SY
Languages understood: ENGLISH

TANZANIA (United Republic of)

Tanzania Harbours Authority
Port Office
PO Box 1300
Dar es Salaam

Phone: +255 51 25 839 / 23 834
Fax: +255 51 46 925
Telex: 41346 PORTREEVE

THAILAND

Marine Safety and Environment Bureau
Marine Department
1278 Yotha Road
Samphanthawong
Bangkok 10100

Phone: +66 2 234 3832
Fax: +66 2 234 2832
E-mail: pakomp@thaimail.com

TOGO

Port Autonome de Lomé
Bôite Postale 1225
Lomé

Phone: +228 274 742 / 5
Fax: +228 272 627
Telex: 5243 TGPORT TO

TONGA

Harbour Master
Nuku'alofa Harbour Authority
PO Box 144
Queen Salote Wharf
Nuku'alofa

Phone: +676 231 68 / 93
Fax: +676 237 33
Telex: 66235 MINOFA TS

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Director of Maritime Services
Maritime Services Division
Ministry of Works and Transport
48-50 Sackville Street
Port of Spain

Phone: +1 868 625 3858 / 7004 / 3804
Fax: +1 868 624 5884
E-Mail: msdmowt@tstt.net.tt 
Radio Call Sign: North Post Radio Stn. Call sign NYL Position N6
Languages understood: ENGLISH/SPANISH/FRENCH

Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
Level 8, Riverside Plaza
Besson Street
Port of Spain

Phone: + 1 868 623 6708 / 2200 (Ministry of Energy)
+ 1 868 634 4235 / 4439 / 4440 / 2131 (Coast Guard)
Fax: + 1 868 623 2726 / + 1 868 637 2678 (after hours)
Telex: 2254912232 1

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Knowsley Building
Queen's Park West
Port of Spain

Phone: +1 868 623 4116 / 20
Fax: +1 868 627 0571
Telex: 22549 / 22321

TUNISIA

Direction Générale de la Marine Marchande
Ministère du Transport
24 Avenue de la République
1001 Tunis

Phone: +216 1 259 117 / +216 1 650 444
Fax: +216 1 354 244
Telex: 15131 MARMAR TN

TURKEY

Prime Ministry-Undersecretariat for Maritime Affairs
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No 128
06572 Maltepe
Ankara

Phone: +90 312 231 9105 / +90 312 232 4783 (24hrs)
Fax: +90 312 232 0823
Telex: 44144
E-mail: bbdmdugm@isnet.net.tr 
Languages understood: ENGLISH

Ministry of Environment
Eskisehir Yolu 8 km
06100 Ankara

Phone: +90 312 287 9963 (15 lines) / 285 1040
Fax: +90 312 285 5875
Languages understood: ENGLISH

Turkish Coast Guard
Ministry of Interior
Karanfil Sokak No 64
06100 Bakanhklar
Ankara

Phone: +90 312 417 5050 (24hrs)
Fax: +90 312 425 3337 (24hrs) SARO Operation Room)
+90 312 417 2845 (24hrs) INFO Centre
Telex: 46201 SGKA TR (24hrs)
E-mail: ihbar@sgk.tsk.mil.tr 
Languages understood: ENGLISH

Chief of Operations Staff Officer
Director of Search and Rescue Department

Phone: +90 312 417 0582 / +90 312 425 3337

The Ministry of Environment is responsible for the co-ordination of all issues related to pollution, while the Prime Ministry Undersecretariat for Maritime Affairs and the Turkish Coast Guard are responsible for operational aspects of oil pollution prevention and response.

UKRAINE

State Inspectorate for Protection of the Black Sea
30, R. Luksemburg Str
Odessa 27001

Phone: +380 482 251 447 / +380 482 253 363
Fax: +380 482 251 416

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Frontier and Coast Guard Service
PO Box 2432
Abu Dhabi

Phone: +971 2 673 1900
Fax: +971 2 6730 325 / 6730 010

UNITED KINGDOM

Marine and Coastguard Agency
Counter Pollution Branch
Bay 1/03
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton SO15 1ED

Phone: +44 23 80 329 483 / 07000 405415 (emergency)
Fax: +44 23 80 329 446 / 329 485
Telex: 47655 MEOR G
Languages understood: ENGLISH

Alternatively, contact should be made with the nearest Coast Guard Station.

ANGUILLA

Royal Anguilla Police Force
Marine Section
Sandy Ground Police Stations and Marine Base
Sandy Ground
Anguilla

Phone: +1 264 497 5333 / 2333 / 2354
Fax: +1 264 497 3746
Telex: 9320 ANGTOL LA

BERMUDA

Rescue Co-ordination Centre
Bermuda Harbour Radio

Phone: +1441 297 1010 / 0686
Fax: +1441 297 1530
Telex: 3208 RCC BA

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Ministry of Communications and Works
Marine Division
Road Town
Tortola

Phone: +1 284 494 2213 / 3701
Fax: +1 284 494 3878

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Cayman Islands Fire Service

Phone: +1 345 494 0077 / 2499 / 2276 (24hrs)
Marine VHF Radio                Ch 16
Call sign "GRand Cayman Fire Control"
Single side band radio           2182 kHz
Call sign "Grand Cayman"

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

Marine Officer
The Fisheries Department
Stanley
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Phone: +500 27260 / 27266 / +500 21578 / 27222 (24hrs)
Fax: +500 27265
Telex: 2426

A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

GIBRALTAR

The Captain of the Port
Gibraltar Port Authority
North Mole
Gibraltar

Phone: +350 77254 / 77263 / 78263
Fax: +350 77100 / 76750

ISLE OF MAN

Director of Harbours
Harbours Division, Department of Transport
Isle of Man Government Offices
Sea Terminal Building
Douglas, Isle of Man
IMI 2RF British Isles

Phone: +44 1624 686 626
Fax: +44 1624 626 403

MONTSERRAT

Royal Montserrat Police Force
Police Headquarters
Church Road
Plymouth

Phone: +1 664 4912 555 / 6
Fax: +1 664 4918 013

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

Ministry of Communications and Transportation
Government Offices
Grand Turk
Turks & Caicos Islands

Phone: +1 649 946 2857
Fax: +1 649 946 1120

UNITED STATES

National Response Center
Room 2611
2100 Second Street SW
Washington, DC 20593

Phone: +1 202 267 2675 / +1 800 424 8802 
Fax: +1 202 267 4085 / 4065 / +1 202 267 2165 (after hours)
Telex: 892427
Languages understood: ENGLISH

PUERTO RICO

US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
PO Box 71526
San Juan
Puerto Rico 00936-8626

Phone: +1 787 706 2444 / +1 787 289 2040 (after hours)
Fax: +1 787 706 2448

Additionally, spills must be notified to the National Response Centre in Washington.

GUAM

USCG MSO Guam

Phone: +1 671 339 4107 / 2001

Additionally, spills must be notified to the National Response Centre in Washington.

URUGUAY

Prefectura Nacional Naval
Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante
Edificio de Aduana 1 piso
Rbla 25 de Agosto de 1825 S/N
CP 11.000
Montevideo

Phone: +598 2 915 7913 / +598 2 916 4914
Fax: +598 2 915 7913 / +598 2 916 4914
E-Mail: delea@armada.gu.uy

VANUATU

Director of Ports and Marine
Vanuatu Maritime Authority
Marine Quay
Private Mailing 32
Port Vila

Phone: +678 23128
Fax: +678 22949
E-mail: vma@vanuatu.com.vu 
Languages understood: ENGLISH

VENEZUELA

Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones
Dirección General Sectorial de Trasnporte Acuático
Av. Lecuna, Torre Est piso 38
Parque Central
Caracas

Phone: +58 212 509 2845 / 2811
Fax: +58 212 574 3021 / 9043 / +58 212 509 2722
Telex: MTC 22785 / 6

VIETNAM

The Director
Department of Science Technology and Environment of Baria-Vungtau Province
146 Ly Thuong Kiet Street
Ward 1 Vungtau Street
Vungtau City

Phone: +84 64 852 484
Fax: +84 64 853 557

Vungtau Port Authority
2 Quang Trung Street
Vungtau City

Phone: +84 64 856 270
Fax: +84 64 856 085

YEMEN

Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources
Sana'a

Phone: +967 1 204 592 / 207 039
Fax: +967 1 204 596
Telex: 3153 YOMIN YE

ZAIRE

Office National des Transports
Matadi

Telex: 21017 ONATRA ZRA

ZIMBABWE

Ministry of Health
PO Box CY 1122
Causeway
Harare

Phone: +263 4 730 011
Languages understood: ENGLISH

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