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6: The Marine Operations: Maintenance Zone

Mediterranean Cable

Maintenance
Agreement

OWNERSHIP
MECMA (Mediterranean Cable
Maintenance Agreement) for operation
from the Mediterranean Marine Base of
La Seyne-sur-Mer in the Mediterranean
zone, including the Black Sea and the
Red Sea, which covers 71,000
kilometres of submarine cables.

CABLESHIP
• CS RAYMOND CROZE based in la
Seyne-sur-Mer at the MMB
(Mediterranean Marine Base), performs
the repairs on cables in Mediterranean
sea, Black sea and Red sea.
• C/S RENE DESCARTES is dedicated to
the installation of submarine cables on a
worldwide range.

• C/S CERTAMEN works with the
Raymond Croze on cable maintenance
in the Mediterranean, Black and Red
seas manage by Elettra which is under
the Italian flag, and owns a cable depot
in Catania. Last seen on 27 June 2014.
• C/S TELIRI operates laying operations;
mainly around the Mediterranean Basin
also manage by Elettra.
• CS ANTONIO MEUCCI – operates by
Orange Marine.

ZONE RANGE
Operation starts from the Mediterranean
Marine Base of La Seyne-sur-Mer in the
Mediterranean zone, including the Black
Sea and the Red Sea.

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