Damen Shipyards Galati has made provisional delivery of the 74-metre Fishery Research Vessel (FRV) Baía Farta to the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries.
The Damen FRV 7417 type vessel was ordered in July 2016 and officially launched in November 2017. It will remain in Galati until November, with the Angolan team taking the Baía Farta through its final tests. Then it will set sail for Angola where final delivery will take place.
Fisheries Research and Assessment
With a 1600 km Atlantic coastline, the development of the domestic fishing industry is a priority of the Angolan government and it currently employs over 100,000 people in both commercial and artisanal fishing.
The Baía Farta is equipped for the full range of fisheries research and assessment activities including hydrographic operations, acoustics research, pelagic and demersal trawling, plankton, water, environmental and geographical sampling, oil recovery and emergency towage operations.
Silent Notation
To maximise its effectiveness, the Baía Farta has been built to Silent-A/F/R Class notation standards. Every care has been taken in its design, construction and outfitting to minimise underwater noise as well as onboard internal acoustic noise and vibration. The rigidity of foundations and supports for all potentially noise and vibration-generating components and systems are being thoroughly checked to ensure that they comply with the Silent notation.
Other Fishery Vessels
The Angolan Ministry of Fisheries and Damen have worked together in the past, with Damen having supplied two 62-metre FRV 6210 Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessels and a smaller Fishery Research Vessel (FRV 2808).
