French Marine Accident Investigation Office
Introduction right'''Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer''' ('Marine Accident Investigation Office'), known as '''BEAmer''', is the French agency that investigates accidents and incidents of ships. Its head office is in the Grande Arche Sud (South) in the La Défense business district and the commune of Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, in the Paris metropolitan area.
History France established BEAmer, a marine casualties investigation board, 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.
See also * Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (''Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile'', BEA)* French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau (Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre, BEA-TT)* German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation* Marine Accident Investigation Branch* National Transportation Safety Board
References
External links *  Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer*  Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer * *