Vittoria Shipyards delivers 75-meter-long flagship to the Armed Forces of Malta
In the shipyard at Adria, the delivery ceremony of the largest offshore patrol vessel ever built by the Venetian company in the presence of brigadier Jeffrey Curmi, commander of the Armed Forces of the Mediterranean island.
The 48.5-million-euro ship, co-financed by the EU as part of the Internal Security Fund, will be used for surveillance operations, monitoring of the coastline and on the...
Image provided by Mats Ryde, SSRS, Exchange 2019
Lifeboat crews across Europe swap places
IMRF holds its 8th annual European Lifeboat Crew Exchange, where crew members swap places to learn about different equipment and gain experience in new locations.
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has successfully held its eighth European Lifeboat Crew Exchange Programme, with 72 maritime search and rescue (SAR) professionals from 14 countries across Europe taking part.
The programme which...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/10/lifeboat-crews-across-europe-swap-places/