ARSVOM

ARSVOM (Agenția Română de Salvare a Vieții Omenești pe Mare) is a Romanian public institution under the Ministry of Transport, established in 2004, responsible for search and rescue of human life at sea and for marine pollution response, including operations in the Port of Constanța area. On a contractual basis it provides search, assistance and salvage operations, refloating of vessels and wrecks, diving services, domestic and international towage, firefighting, and icebreaking in ports and on waterways. It operates vessels such as the SAR ARTEMIS, used for missions including medical evacuations.