Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer (BEAmer, "French Marine Accident Investigation Office") is the French agency that investigates accidents and incidents of ships. Its head office is in the
Grande Arche
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Sud (South) in the
La Défense
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business district and the commune of
Puteaux
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La Défense, Paris's business district hosting th ...
,
Hauts-de-Seine
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, in the
Paris metropolitan area
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Overview
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History
France established BEAmer, a marine casualties investigation board,
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Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer. Retrieved on 15 February 2012. on 16 December 1997. In 2003 and 2004 the agency's role within the framework of the French government was finalized.
Governance
The director since May 2019 is rear admiral François-Xavier Rubin de Cervens, (Administrator for Maritime Affairs).
Merchant marine Captain and chief engineer.
Its head office was previously in in Puteaux and La Défense, and before that, in the in Puteaux and La Défense. In the past the head office was in the
5th arrondissement of Paris
The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''.
The arrondissement, also known as Panthéon, is s ...
.
Contact Us
" Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer. December 23, 2003. Retrieved on June 22, 2017. "Mail address : BEAmer 22, rue Monge 75 005 PARIS"
See also
* (BEA)
* French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau
The French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau (', abbreviated BEA-TT) is an agency of the French government formed in 2004 and charged with the investigation into accidents involving all forms of land transport, including railways, urban ...
(Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre, BEA-TT)
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* Marine Accident Investigation Branch
* National Transportation Safety Board
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and inci ...
References
External links
Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer
Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer
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Government agencies of France
Maritime incidents in France
Organizations established in 1997
1997 establishments in France
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