Africa-Press – Angola. The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Carmen Neto, assured this Friday, in Luanda, that the Angolan fishing and oceanographic research vessel “Baía Farta” will be ready for two or three months, when the anomalies detected are overcome during the first sea test made in the country.
“During the sea test carried out in 2021, which served to assess whether the ship is in good condition/fit, a small anomaly was detected in some scientific research instruments, a situation that is being resolved in South Africa. However, Baía Farta will be here in two or three months to continue the country’s scientific research programme”, he clarified.
In answering press’s question, on the sidelines of the guided tour aboard the Norwegian research vessel “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen”, which docked last Thursday at the Port of Luanda, the official denied information conveyed by some media, which suggest the possibility of the return of Baía Farta to its country of origin (Romania).
According to Carmen Neto, this information “does not correspond to the truth”, because the Angolan vessel is still within the warranty plan.
“Our ship has not been returned and is still under warranty. What we did was deliver it to Damer, which is adapting it to the necessary compliances, taking into account the first sea test carried out in the country”, she clarified.
The Angolan vessel, which arrived in the country in 2018, encompasses different valences, namely scientific and technological sophistication, devices for researching occurrences of micro plastics and, for the fishing sector, the installation of an organized auction system.
The ship, budgeted at around US$80 million, has an acoustic room, four laboratories, a gym, double cabins, kitchen, service area with 15 command monitors and three computers for Sonar command (electronic device generally used in naval navigation to measure the distance between the surface of the water and the sea floor), each of which performs different jobs.
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