Some twenty agents will become part of the Ibiza Guardia Civil Maritime Service on a permanent basis. The general director of the Guardia Civil, María Gámez, and the president of the Consell d’Ibiza, Vicent Marí, signed yesterday morning in the insular park of services of sa Coma the protocol for the creation of a base of the Guardia Civil del Mar on Ibiza. This signature symbolizes the placing of the “first stone of the project”, as defined by Marí, which will mean having “a permanent detachment that will provide a better surveillance service for the islands of Ibiza and Formentera”, in the words of the director general of the Guardia Civil, in her first visit to the island.
Housing for the Guardia Civil agents
The Consell Insular has also provided a space in sa Coma to be renovated and subsequently used as housing for the agents: “The Consell knows the difficulty of living on an island like Ibiza, especially because of the lack of housing, which makes it very difficult to implement many services or to retain the workers who come to the island. With the provision of this pavilion and its rehabilitation we are working to facilitate the entry of these workers on the island,” said the president.
For María Gámez, the general director of the Armed Institute, this agreement that provides both premises and a housing space “makes it easier” for the permanent detachment of the service. “We have always provided service on a seasonal basis, but now with this reinforcement we will be able to do it permanently to provide a more complete service, with more capacity and more people.”
The new residence will have a maximum capacity for 20 agents, who will also have three reinforcement boats: one medium and two light. “The reasons for this agreement, among others, are the increase in marine traffic of passengers and goods, which makes our presence on the island more than necessary on a permanent basis, the upward trend of marine activities linked to leisure, the significant growth in the presence of recreational boats, the large marine area and the migratory flow that also occurs through this area”, stressed the director general.
The president of the Consell added that the service “is essential to prevent disembarkments in protected areas, to monitor and control fishing and to combat nautical intrusion that occurs especially in these summer months”.
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