Ha Long Shipbuilding Co, Ltd handed over fisheries surveillance ship KN-781 to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force in northern Quang Ninh province on June 30
The fisheries surveillance ship KN-781 has been designed by Damen Group from the Netherlands in accordance with European standards. It is considered one of the two most modern fisheries surveillance ships in Vietnam.
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The vessel can operate continuously in normal conditions on an area of 5,000 nautical miles and can endure the toughest of seas.
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The ship 90.5 metre long, 14 metres wide, 7 metres high and has a loaded capacity of 500 tones putting out12,016 of horse power.
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The completion and handover of the ship will help the fisheries surveillance forces to strengthen its presence at Vietnam’s territorial waters