Larnaca:Maritime operations focusing on VBSS/CBRN (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure/Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) were central to an international training programme held at the CYCLOPS - Cyprus Centre for Land, Open-seas and Port Security in Larnaca.

According to Cyprus News Agency, the training programme included participants from the Cyprus Police, specifically the Port and Maritime Police, as well as the Cyprus Navy and the Ghana Coast Guard.

The programme concentrated on maritime policing operations addressing threats from chemical, biological, and radioactive materials, and the corresponding response procedures. The 10-day training course concluded on November 13.

Instructors from the Port and Maritime Police in Larnaca, the National Guard, and staff from the Ambulance Service contributed to the training programme. Members of the Port and Maritime Police participated as crew members on vessels involved in the training.