Published 7 December 2022
Basseterre
Buckie Got It St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
LAUNCH OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR DMR’S FISHERIES PATROL VESSEL
LAUNCH OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE TRAINING FOR DMR’S FISHERIES PATROL VESSEL
(Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 5 2022):
A small but significant opening was held on Monday, 5th December 2022 to launch the Yamaha
Japan Operations and Maintenance 2-day training workshop for a brand new Fisheries Patrol
Vessel.
A team of Japanese engineers facilitated the training which began aboard the vessel at the Urban
Development Corporation (UDC) Marina at Port Zante, Basseterre, St. Kitts with a focus on the
operations such as vessel capacity, and fueling, risk management and boating safety practices.
The fisheries patrol vessel is approximately 40 feet with three (3) 300-horsepower (hp)
Yamaha 4-stroke engines and was procured under the Japan International Cooperation System
(JICS) grant aid project.
During the opening, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries,
Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Miguel Flemming used the opportunity to thank the
Japanese for their contribution.
He said, “Japan is continuing their support to the government of St. Kitts and Nevis and we
can say that we are happy to have something like this done.”
Meanwhile, Director of the Department Marine Resources, Dr. T Marc Williams explained the
main purpose of the fishing vessel while noting its importance to the fishing community.
He said, “Finally we have received our fisheries patrol vessel from the government of Japan
which we are going to use in terms of monitoring surveillance and control of our waters and
assistance for fishers in times of distress. So we are thankful to the Japanese and we are going to
make best use of this vessel going forward.”
As part of the training, the engineers tested all equipment on-board the vessel, performed sea
trials and provided detailed operational explanations and guidance for the equipment to
officers in the Department of Marine Resources.
