A HH139 helicopter of the Italian Air Force is engaged in the search and rescue operations of the operator involved in the incident this morning on the platform Barbara F of ENI, off Ancona.
The helicopter, belonging to the 83 ° Storm Group of Cervia 15 ° CSAR Group (Combat Search and Rescue), is operating jointly with a patrol boat of the Port Authority of Ancona.
The intervention was requested by the Rescue Coordination Center of the Port Authority of Ancona at the Air Operations Command of Poggio Renatico (FE), the operating room of the Italian Air Force responsible for activating the Forza Armata search and rescue service.
Research and rescue is one of the services that Aeronautica Militare offers to the community, a typical example of the dual use of the skills and professionalism of the defense in the service of the country. Missions of this type, made possible by the use of technologically advanced vehicles and crews trained to operate even in adverse environmental conditions, can be addressed - as in this and many other circumstances - directly to the citizen.
In 2018 alone, 115 missions were carried out by transport aircraft and helicopters of the Air Force, for a total of over 310 flight hours and 110 patients - including many children - transported. The service is available without interruption 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, covers the entire national territory, including the islands, and is insured for public utility missions such as the emergency medical transport of people in imminent danger. of life, or that of organs and medical teams for transplants.
