Philippines Receives Vessel Donated by Coast Guard
The 500-tonne-class BRP Sarangani will bolster patrol, search and rescue, and disaster response missions for the Philippine Coast Guard, officials said.
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Philippines receives vessel donated by coast guard
A patrol vessel donated by the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) to the Philippines was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, a Philippine non-governmental organization said. The CGA on Sept. 16 confirmed media reports that Taiwan had donated a retired 500-tonne patrol vessel
Taiwan-donated patrol vessel commissioned into Philippine Coast Guard
Manila, Oct. 3 (CNA) A patrol vessel donated by Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) to the Philippines was commissioned into the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, according to a Philippine non-governmental organization that facilitated the transfer.
The Philippines has incorporated the former Taiwanese Kinmen as BRP Sarangani, with a free transfer and an explicit restriction on civilian use. The article Philippines — Former Taiwanese Kinmen Joins the Coast Guard appeared first on FLIGHT.
The "Kinmen," a decommissioned patrol and rescue vessel of the Taiwan Coast Guard donated to the Philippine Coast Guard by a Philippine non-profit foundation, officially entered service in southern Philippines on the 2nd. Its main mission is to maintain the safety of shipping routes and the marine environment around Mindanao Island.
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