Modern multipurpose rescue vessel launched
The Song Thu Company, under the
Ministry of Defence, launched a multipurpose rescue vessel on July the
31 st in the central coastal city of Da Nang.
The Song Thu Company, under the
Ministry of Defence, launched a multipurpose rescue vessel on July the
31 st in the central coastal city of Da Nang.
The 3,500 horsepower ship, designed by the Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards Group, can operate in a fire fighting, search and rescue or oil spill protection role and remain at sea for 30 days without needing to refuel.
The vessel, named Sosrcem, has an automated system that can scoop up oil slicks, which replaces the traditional method of using floating barriers to contain oil spills.
The Sosrcem, which is 52m in length, 12m wide and 5.5m high, was built at a cost of 300 billion VND (16.8 million USD), is the most modern ship of its class in Southeast Asia .
Between its priority duties, the vessel will operate as a freighter, carrying materials and processed oil products to and from the local Dung Quat oil refinery./.
The 3,500 horsepower ship, designed by the Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards Group, can operate in a fire fighting, search and rescue or oil spill protection role and remain at sea for 30 days without needing to refuel.
The vessel, named Sosrcem, has an automated system that can scoop up oil slicks, which replaces the traditional method of using floating barriers to contain oil spills.
The Sosrcem, which is 52m in length, 12m wide and 5.5m high, was built at a cost of 300 billion VND (16.8 million USD), is the most modern ship of its class in Southeast Asia .
Between its priority duties, the vessel will operate as a freighter, carrying materials and processed oil products to and from the local Dung Quat oil refinery./.
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