They are two new naval units that, from now on, will be at the service of the Colombians.
This Saturday morning, March 28, in Cartagena, the Naval Institution marked a new historical milestone with the incorporation of two new maritime units that will strengthen operations in the Colombian Caribbean. In a solemn ceremony presided over by Admiral Juan Ricardo Rozo Obregón, Commander of the Colombian Navy, the baptism and hoisting of the flag of two ships was carried out.
These are the interception patrol type boat ARC Cabo Primero Henry Moreno Nieto and the bay tug ARC Ciénaga de la Virgen, which will be at the service of the Caribbean Naval Force to carry out patrol, surveillance, search and rescue operations in adverse maritime conditions; as well as, execute support maneuvers for deep-draft surface units.
Afloat unit boat interception patrol ARC Cabo primero Henry Moreno Nieto
It will be identified with the number 792 on its hull and will be a long-range patrol, surveillance, search and rescue ship, with high performance in severe sea conditions; in addition, it has internal spaces for crew accommodation and resources for carrying out much longer operations than traditional Rapid Reaction Units.
The type A high interception rapid reaction unit, which will be commanded by Naval Lieutenant Johnny Jesús Saltarín Gale and was built by COTECMAR, has a length of 20.3 meters, a width of five meters, can reach a maximum speed of 40 knots (74 kilometers per hour) and will be composed of eleven crew members including two officers, seven non-commissioned officers and two professional navy people.
ARC Bay Tug Cienaga de la Virgen
This ship becomes the second tug that the Naval Institution obtains to logistically support the departure and docking maneuvers of the major surface units at the Naval Base ARC Bolivar. The ARC Ciénaga de la Virgen was built by the Damen Naval Shipyard in China and will bear the identification number 78 on its hull.
With modern, robust and certified technical characteristics under Bureau Veritas classifier Modern standards and implementable standards MARPOL and SOLAS, this tug class coastal zone ship will strengthen the maneuvering and port support capacity for surface units in the Colombian Caribbean, improving the logistical support resources and the deployment of the naval fleet.
This ship will be crewed by three sailors and will be under the command of Lieutenant Lieutenant Andrés Camilo Osorio Munevar.
With the incorporation of these new ships, the Colombian Navy reaffirms its commitment to modernizing the naval fleet in order to continue fulfilling its constitutional mission of defending national sovereignty and territorial security in seas, coasts, rivers and island areas.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
