Charlotte, NC, August 26. This year NACON has 25 search and rescue representatives from seven different countries and eleven different organizations. The countries represented included Australia, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Philippines.
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Robert Scott - Jamaica Search & Rescue |
Chaired by CAPT Tom Hale, USCG, Deputy Director International Affairs, the roundtable meeting provides an excellent venue for each organization to discuss their common challenges, development, and solutions in organizing effective search and rescue programs. Sharing past experiences and achievements is an effective process in accomplishing their goals.
The representatives attending NACON are:
Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association
Commodore Bob Mellor
British Virgin Islands Search & Rescue
Cris Ruffell Smith, Vice-President
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
Ted Smith, President
Curacao Citizens Rescue Committee
Adriaan van der Hoeven, President
Dominican Navel Auxiliary
Commodore Jose Antonio Najri
Juan Carlos Porcella, Executive Director
Jamaica Search & Rescue
Robert Scott, Chairman
Philippine Coast Guard
Commander Joeven L. Fabul, Deputy Chief of Staff
Commodore Harold Wolf, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary
LCDR Edward Libranda, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary
LCDR Pablito Tolentino, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary
LCDR Estanislao Suerte, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary