EPA's research vessel to arrive in Maldives this month
The 100-foot-long Thimaaveshi vessel is built by the environment ministry with funding from the World Bank’s Maldives Clean Environment Project.
A research vessel to be used by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) will be brought to the Maldives by the end of the month, the environment ministry said Monday.
Built in catamaran style, the 100-foot-long Thimaaveshi vessel is built by the environment ministry with funding from the World Bank’s Maldives Clean Environment Project.
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India's Vijai Marine Shipyard company won the bid to build the vessel on an international bidding basis
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The vessel will be handed over to the vessel government after completion of inspection and trial
According to EPA, the vessel, which is mandated for technical and academic research in the field of ecology, will operate in the country's oceans.
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The main deck of the ship will have two rooms with a seating capacity of three, a toilet, a kitchen and a dining area
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The upper deck will have a work-specific section, a wet lab and a dry lab, as well as a diving compressor room
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The upper deck has a wheel house, a room for master and engineering, and three rooms with a seating capacity of four each
EPA is looking for people to work as crew members abroad the vessel.
