Meeting with the Minister of the Environment

March 30, 2022

Today, Imo Oceanum's founder Olle Appelgren had the opportunity to discuss possible upcoming projects in the Galapágos Islands during a meeting with Ecuador's Minister of the Environment Gustavo Rafael Manrique Miranda

Cooperation with Ecuadorian authorities is of the utmost importance for Imo Oceanum's operations. Through close collaboration, existing knowledge and expertise can be combined to effectively contribute to the conservation of the Galapágos Nature Reserve.

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Meeting with the Minister of the Environment

Baltic SAR lifejackets ready to be shipped

Baltic lifejackets are now certified and authorized for use by GNP personnel

Baltic's tailor-made life jackets for the GNP are now in production

Baltic agrees to sponsor Galapagos National Park personnel with premium lifejackets

Meeting with experienced sea rescuers

Baltic Lifejackets: Together Let’s Make Water Safety The Number One Priority

Mayor of the Canton of Isabela requesting technical operative support for marine emergencies

The Emergency Operations Committee of Santa Cruz canton requests Imo Oceanum's Sea Rescue Project

Discussing potential areas of cooperation at the Santa Cruz Emergency Operations Committee

The Mayor of San Cristóbal Cantonal requests technical and operational support

Meeting with the Galápagos National Park Directorate

Visiting the Red Cross in Santa Cruz

The Fire Department of Santa Cruz supporting Sea Rescue Galápagos

Galápagos National Park requests 54 Baltic life vests for it's Marine Park Rangers

Presenting our Sea Rescue program to the fishermen's cooperative in Isabela

Galápagos National Park Directorate trying out SAR life vests from Baltic

Meeting with the Operations Emergency Committee in Isabela

Meeting with the fishermen's cooperative

Sea Rescue Program gets support from the General Hospital Oscar Jandl in San Cristobal

Presenting the Sea Rescue Program to the Governor of the Galápagos

Presentation for the Emergency Operations Committee in San Cristóbal

Feasibility study on the Galápagos Islands

15 people were rescued after a boat fire in the Galápagos

Teaming up with the Red Cross Galapagos

GIRL POWER - reaching Galápagos

Initial meeting with the director of Red Cross Galápagos

First batch of life vests delivered

Life jackets are marked for delivery to the Galápagos Islands

GIRL POWER - meet Copa Galápagos' youngest competitor

Discussing charity projects with Ecuador's vice president

Trying out the first life jackets

Presentation of Imo Oceanum's charity projects to UBS in Monaco

Fatal tourist boat accident in the Galápagos Islands

Life jackets have arrived in Ecuador

Life jackets on the move

Newly printed life jackets ready for shipment

Visit at the Sea Rescue Station Munsö/Ekerö

Planning the first delivery of life jackets to the Galápagos

Meeting with the Swedish Sea Rescue Society

Permission granted for Baltic's life vests in Ecuador

Presenting Imo Oceanum's Water Safety Program

Meeting with CEO of Baltic Life Jackets, Johan Lövqvist

Field testing Baltic Legend M.E.D./Solas 165 lifejackets in the Galápagos

Ecuador's Minister of the Environment invited to visit Sweden

Tourists and crew rescued in the Galapagos after boat sinks

Ship carrying diesel sinks outside of Santa Cruz island in the Galápagos

Discussions about the creation of a center for data storage

Meeting with the Oceanographic institute, INOCAR

Meeting with the Minister of the Environment