HELCOM to hold its annual international rowing competition

Helsinki, 10 August (HELCOM Information Service) – The Helsinki Commission will hold the 15th annual HELCOM Trophy international rowing boat competition on 25th August in Klaipeda, Lithuania, following the international pollution response exercise BALEX DELTA 2010. The competition will be conducted among the national teams of the BALEX DELTA participating countries. It will take place at the Palanga beach (near the Training center of the Lithuanian Navy) starting at 10:00 LT.

Media representatives interested in attending the event should contact Mr. Antanas Brencius, PR Officer of the Lithuanian Naval Force, tel. +370 46 391207, mob. +370 698 18196, fax +370 46 391209, e-mail antanas.brencius@mil.lt before 18th August.

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Event:           HELCOM Trophy international rowing competition

Date:             Wednesday, 25th August 2010

Time:             10:00 – 12:00

Location:       Palanga beach (near the Training center of the Lithuanian Navy), bus     

                     pick-up at 09:30 at hotel “Navalis” (H. Manto 23, Klaipeda).

Follow-up:  

Winners of last year’s HELCOM Trophy rowing competition –

http://www.helcom.fi/press_office/news_helcom/en_GB/Latvia_wins_HELCOM_Trophy/ 

Press release on the BALEX DELTA 2010 exercise –

http://www.helcom.fi/press_office/news_helcom/en_GB/BALEX_DELTA_2010/ 

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Nikolay Vlasov
Information Secretary
HELCOM
Tel: +358 (0)46 850 9196
Fax: +358 (0)207 412 645
E-mail: nikolay.vlasov@helcom.fi