Sarah Baartman (ship) explained
The
Sarah Baartman is a South African environmental protection vessel—of the Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 8313 class.
[1] [2] [3] The
Sarah Baartman was commissioned on 10 January 2005.
[4] Named after Khoikhoi woman, Sarah Baartman, 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.
[5] [6] [7] On 3 October 2007 the Sarah Baartman took custody of two men accused of murdering a fellow crew member of the South African icebreaker S. A. Agulhas.[8] [9]
The South African government has been criticized for chartering the Sarah Baartman to support offshore oil drilling.[10]
The vessels carry limited equipment for enclosing and skimming oil spills, and fire-fighting water cannons.[3]
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Notes and References
- News: Fact file: Sarah Baartman-class offshore environmental patrol vessel. Defence Web. 10 October 2008. Leon Engelbrecht. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151425/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=468&Itemid=363. 2011-07-19. live. 2009-09-26.
- News: Recent deliveries: Damen offshore patrol vessel 8313, Sarah Baartman. Damen Group. December 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720151059/http://www.damen.nl/References/Recent_deliveries.aspx?mId=8573. dead. 2011-07-20.
- News: Damen OPV 8313: "Sarah Baartman". Damen Group. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720151109/http://www.damen.nl/Upload/PDF/mID_6129_cID_5140_BN555053-Offshore-Patrol-Vessel%208313.pdf. dead. 2011-07-20.
- News: SA ready to take on marine poachers . The Independent. London . 2005-01-10 . 2011-12-05 . South Africa's ability to take on poachers in the Southern Ocean received a major boost on Monday when it took official delivery of its first deep-sea patrol vessel, the Sarah Baartman. . Ben Maclennan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620123622/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/sa-ready-to-take-on-marine-poachers-1.231230 . 20 June 2015.
- News: Trio arrested for perlemoen haul. The Independent. London. 29 May 2007. John Yeld. https://archive.today/20091004225350/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20070529113113867C230795. dead. 2009-10-04.
- News: Seaman killed aboard SA supply ship. The Independent. London. 29 September 2007. Bronwynne Esbach. https://archive.today/20091007011925/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070929095525649C565165. dead. 2009-10-07.
- News: Sarah Baartman hauls in suspected poachers. The Independent. London. 18 May 2006. https://archive.today/20130421214252/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=qw114796638193B265. dead. 2013-04-21.
- News: Supply ship murder accused denied bail. The Independent. London. 10 October 2007. Fouzia van der Fort. https://archive.today/20130421223922/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20071010113254452C619167. 2013-04-21. dead. 2009-09-26.
- News: Tristan : SA Agulhas update. Tristan Times. 3 October 2007. Sarah Glass. https://web.archive.org/web/20080820063154/http://www.tristantimes.com/artd_4589_10_2007_4.html. dead. 2008-08-20.
- News: Anti-poaching boat 'outsourced'. The Independent. London. 29 August 2008. John Yeld. https://archive.today/20091004230851/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=79&art_id=vn20080829111945124C495532&set_id=1. dead. 2009-10-04.