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THE Malta Employees Sports Association (MESA) has strengthened Malta's rep- resentation in European com- pany sport following the elec- tion of its president, Mark Marlow, as vice-president of the European Federation for Company Sport (EFCS). Marlow and MESA General Secretary Christabelle Chetcu- ti attended the EFCS General Assembly 2026, held in Lau- sanne, Switzerland, on 7 No- vember. The assembly included elec- tions for the EFCS president and executive committee (EX- CO). During the electoral pro- cess, Chetcuti was nominat- ed and approved to serve as a scrutineer, contributing to the oversight of the proceedings. Marlow's election as vice-president marks a sig- nificant achievement for ME- SA and Malta, strengthening the country's presence within the European company sport movement The appointment recognises his 13 years of leadership at the helm of MESA, which is celebrating its 50th anniver- sary this year. Since its estab- lishment, the association has remained committed to pro- moting sport and physical ac- tivity in the workplace. Marlow has an extensive background in sport spanning several decades. He began his sporting career as a top-level footballer in Maltese domes- tic football before moving into coaching, where he took charge of club teams and contributed to national team set-ups. His contribution to the sport- ing sector also extends to sports administration and de- velopment. He has served as a member of the SportMalta Board of Directors and is re- sponsible for overseeing the strategic development of futsal and beach soccer as techni- cal director within the Malta Football Association. MESA expressed pride at its representation at the impor- tant European gathering and at seeing its president entrusted with such a prestigious posi- tion. The appointment is a ma- jor milestone in Mr Marlow's sporting leadership career and further strengthens Mal- ta's standing within European company sport. MESA said it looks forward to contributing to the continued development and promotion of company sport across Eu- rope through its representa- tion on the EFCS Executive Committee. 7 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 11 NOVEMBER 2026 NEWS KARL AZZOPARDI kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt Seismic signals recorded after Crystal Lagoon cave collapse Seismic monitoring stations on Comino, Qala, Xlendi, and Mellieha detected the rockfall along Comino's Crystal Lagoon coastline SEISMIC signals recorded af- ter rockfall along the Crystal Lagoon coastline of Comino on Sunday, the University of Malta Seismic Monitoring Research Group has said. The group said its analysis of recordings identified a seismic signal at around 9:13am on 8 November. Seismic monitoring stations on Comino, Qala, Xlen- di and Mellieħa detected the sig- nal. This follows Comino's Crystal Lagoon cave collapse on Sun- day morning, which left its en- trance completely blocked by fallen rock and sent a substan- tial amount of debris into the lagoon. The cave is one of Comino's main natural attractions and is frequently visited by tourists and boat operators. The distribution of these re- cordings, along with preliminary estimates of distance and direc- tion, pointed to an origin west of Comino, consistent with the reported rockfall location. They highlighted the impor- tance of seismic monitoring in identifying and studying geologi- cal hazards beyond earthquakes. "Seismic recordings can pro- vide valuable information about rockfalls, slope failures and oth- er ground movements, comple- menting conventional geological and visual monitoring." The event was also recorded by additional seismic stations recently deployed through the Seismology in Schools pro- gramme, with these installations using compact, easy-to-deploy seismic instruments that extend monitoring capabilities beyond the permanent stations of the Malta Seismic Network. They also said that the addi- tional recordings provided val- uable coverage and allowed the research to better constrain the location of the event. "We are particularly relieved and fortunate that nobody was injured in this incident. The rockfall occurred on a Sunday, on a pleasant day when many people are likely to visit Comi- no and enjoy its beautiful nat- ural surroundings," Sebastiano D'Amico, Head of the Depart- ment of Geosciences, said. He said that given the popular- ity of the Crystal Lagoon and its coastline among visitors, swim- mers and boat operators, the ab- sence of casualties is especially welcome. JULIANA ZAMMIT jzammit@mediatoday.com.mt The Seismic Monitoring Group said its analysis of recordings identified a seismic signal at around 9:13am on 8 November. Seismic monitoring stations on Comino, Qala, Xlendi and Mellieha detected the signal (Photo: University of Malta) Mark Marlow elected vice-president of European Federation for Company Sport Mark Marlow