SA Agulhas

SA Agulhas

The SA "Agulhas" is an ice-strengthened research vessel.She was built in 1977, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Shimonoseki, Japan. The SA Agulhas is South Africa's polar research vessel. She has been in service for more than thirty years and is nearing the end of her term of service. The Agulhas is used to service the three SANAP research bases in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica as well as various research voyages. She spends most of her time out of harbour.cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2064862.stm
title=Icebreaker joins Antarctic rescue
publisher=BBC News
date=Tuesday, 25 June, 2002
accessdate=2008-06-17
quote=] The vessel participated in a multinational high profile rescue of the Magdalena Oldendorff, another vessel in Antarctic vessel in 2002.

The vessel carries two Oryx helicopters.cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2064862.stm
title=Icebreaker joins Antarctic rescue
publisher=BBC News
date=Tuesday, 25 June, 2002
accessdate=2008-06-17
quote=]

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