Following many months of hard work we have
now received our letter of recognition from the Secretary General of
the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, confirming our collaboration
with the EAC in terms of implementing joint activities, namely, training,
education in search and rescue (SAR) operations and coordination, the
improvement of maritime safety, environmental protection and the development
of regional SAR operations capability.
We would like to thank the Governments of
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and the members of the EAC Secretariat for
their support to date and their commitment in collaboration with Lake
Rescue to the improvement SAR capability and the safety of navigation
on Lake Victoria.