- Sarah Baartman (ship)
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Career (South Africa) South Africa
Name: Sarah Baartman Namesake: Sarah Baartman Operator: Department of Environmental Affairs (South Africa) Ordered: 2002 Laid down: July 2003 Launched: 17 June 2004 Commissioned: 10 January 2005 General characteristics Class and type: Offshore Environmental Protection Vessel Length: 82.9 m (272 ft) Beam: 13 m (43 ft) Draught: 4 m (13 ft) Depth of hold: 23.5 ft (7.2 m) Propulsion: 5,470 shp Speed: 22 knots Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 15 knots Endurance: 45 days Complement: 18 crew, 4 cadets, 7 officers Armament: None Aviation facilities: Helicopter landing pad The Sarah Baartman is a South African environmental protection vessel—of the Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 8313 class.[1][2][3] The Sarah Baartman and her sister ships were commissioned in 2004 and 2005. She was built by Damen Group, of the Netherlands, at one of its Romanian shipyards, and was designed to be capable of patrolling South Africa's entire EEZ, including the area around the southerly Prince Edward Islands.[4][5][6]
On October 3, 2007 the Sarah Baartman took custody of two men accused of murdering a fellow crew member of the South African icebreaker SA Agulhas.[7][8]
The South African government has been criticized for chartering the Sarah Baartman to support offshore oil drilling.[9]
The vessels carry limited equipment for enclosing and skimming oil spills, and fire-fighting water cannons.[3]
References
- ^ Leon Engelbrecht (2008-10-10). "Fact file: Sarah Baartman-class offshore environmental patrol vessel". Defence Web. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.defenceweb.co.za%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D468%26Itemid%3D363&date=2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "Recent deliveries: Damen offshore patrol vessel 8313, Sarah Baartman". Damen Group. 2004-12. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.damen.nl%2FReferences%2FRecent_deliveries.aspx%3FmId%3D8573&date=2009-10-04.
- ^ a b "Damen OPV 8313: "Sarah Baartman"". Damen Group. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.damen.nl%2FUpload%2FPDF%2FmID_6129_cID_5140_BN555053-Offshore-Patrol-Vessel%25208313.pdf&date=2009-10-07.
- ^ John Yeld (2007-05-29). "Trio arrested for perlemoen haul". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.int.iol.co.za%2Findex.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D14%26art_id%3Dvn20070529113113867C230795&date=2009-10-04.
- ^ Bronwynne Esbach (2007-09-29). "Seaman killed aboard SA supply ship". The Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.int.iol.co.za%2Findex.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D13%26art_id%3Dvn20070929095525649C565165&date=2009-10-06.
- ^ "Sarah Baartman hauls in suspected poachers". The Independent Online. 2006-05-18. Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iol.co.za%2Findex.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D15%26art_id%3Dqw114796638193B265&date=2009-10-06.
- ^ Fouzia van der Fort (2007-10-10). "Supply ship murder accused denied bail". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iol.co.za%2Findex.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D15%26art_id%3Dvn20071010113254452C619167&date=2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ Sarah Glass (2007-10-03). "Tristan : SA Agulhas update". Tristan Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tristantimes.com%2Fartd_4589_10_2007_4.html&date=2009-10-07.
- ^ John Yeld (2008-08-29). "Anti-poaching boat 'outsourced'". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.int.iol.co.za%2Findex.php%3Fclick_id%3D79%26art_id%3Dvn20080829111945124C495532%26set_id%3D1&date=2009-10-04.
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