On the night of April 8, Moscow rescuers found a woman sitting on a brick of ice in the Moscow (Moskva) River, 30 meters from the shore. The victim, born in 1995, showed signs of hypothermia and was hospitalized. She could not explain the reason for being on the ice.
Following this incident, the Traffic Management Center of the Moscow Government announced that they would ‘train’ the intelligent river transport monitoring system to identify not only ships, but also people.
“Summer passenger navigation on the Moscow River opened on April 13th. We must be prepared for any situations that may happen on the water. When creating a water area monitoring system, we focused on water transport for passengers and freight, as well as small-sized ships. But ‘smart’ technologies are smart enough to adapt to urgent tasks. Safety in the water, as well as on the road and in the air, is a priority,” said Dmitry Gorshkov, Deputy Head of Moscow Traffic Control Center.
River walks are becoming more and more popular in Moscow. Every year the number of excursion ships carrying residents and guests of the capital is growing. The authorities plan to launch water transport as a new type of urban transport in the future.
In this regard, a control and monitoring system for water transport was launched in 2020. Currently, 111 cameras monitor the situation on the water in real time and allow you to quickly respond to emergency situations. The monitoring system also records the facts of violation of traffic rules and anchorage of vessels.
Photo credits: Sofi Kan, Moscow transport authority
