Guangdong to Build China's Largest Marine Inspection Vessel

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Guangdong to Build China's Largest Marine Inspection Vessel

A contract to build China's largest marine inspection vessel with 3,000 tons displacement been signed in the country's southern province of Guangdong, the Guangdong Maritime Bureau says.

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A contract to build China's largest marine inspection vessel with 3,000 tons displacement been signed in the country's southern province of Guangdong, the Guangdong Maritime Bureau says.

The Guangdong Shipbuilding International Co. Ltd has won the bid to build the vessel, which will be mainly used for inspection, safety supervision and administration, search and rescue work, and pollution checks in the South China Sea.

The vessel was expected to further boost inspection work in the South China Sea and help protect the marine environment and reduce accidents at sea, said Wang Xiangtao, director of the Guangdong Maritime Bureau.

The large vessel, about 110 meters long and 14 meters wide, can carry a helicopter. Its maximum speed would be 18 knots with a cruising range of 6,000 nautical miles, he added.

It would be equipped with a satellite communications system, multi-wave band radar and GPS system, Wang said.

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