Coast Guard, Rixi “organic increase of up to 15 thousand men”

(ANSA) – VENTIMIGLIA, APRIL 26 – “Together with Minister Salvini we intend to increase the staff of the Coast Guard up to 15 thousand men to guarantee not only the safety of our coasts but also of commercial traffic, increase the resources and role of the coast guard , strengthen the country’s maritime system in collaboration with other ministries, to ensure complete access to our coasts in total safety and the protection of our seas in all geopolitical conditions”. The deputy minister of the MIT Edoardo Rixi said this this morning in Ventimiglia, on the sidelines of the inauguration and blessing of the new coast guard boat “Gcb173” for surveillance activities at the port of Cala del Forte. Rixi underlined the importance of having a maritime garrison and a new vessel “right here in Ventimiglia, on a border territory which in past years has had various episodes concerning the theme of fishing and sea rescue activities. I believe that the State must be present in all border territories. We are therefore increasing not only the workforce but also the presence, for example, on lakes such as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como and beyond Lake Garda, where it was already present the coast guard, to ensure maximum safety in all conditions and an environmental control unit for our waters”. (HANDLE).