Sarah Baartman
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The Sarah Baartman is a South Africa
n environmental protection vessel—of the Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 8313 class.
The Sarah Baartman and her sister ships were commissioned in 2004 and 2005.
She was built by Damen Group
, of the Netherlands
, at one of its Romania
n shipyards, and was designed to be capable of patrolling South Africa's entire EEZ, including the area around the southerly Prince Edward Islands
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On October 3, 2007 the Sarah Baartman took custody of two men accused of murdering a fellow crew member of the South African icebreaker
SA Agulhas
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The South African government has been criticized for chartering the Sarah Baartman to support offshore oil drilling.
The vessels carry limited equipment for enclosing and skimming oil spills, and fire-fighting water cannons.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n environmental protection vessel—of the Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 8313 class.
The Sarah Baartman and her sister ships were commissioned in 2004 and 2005.
She was built by Damen Group
Damen Group
Damen is a Dutch shipbuilding company which was founded in 1927 by Jan and Marinus Damen in a self-built workshop. In 1954 their 200th ship was delivered.-History:...
, of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, at one of its Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n shipyards, and was designed to be capable of patrolling South Africa's entire EEZ, including the area around the southerly Prince Edward Islands
Prince Edward Islands
The Prince Edward Islands are two small islands in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean that are part of South Africa. The islands, named Marion Island and Prince Edward Island, are located at ....
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On October 3, 2007 the Sarah Baartman took custody of two men accused of murdering a fellow crew member of the South African icebreaker
Icebreaker
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most...
SA Agulhas
SA Agulhas
The SA Agulhas is an ice-strengthened research vessel. She was built in 1977, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Shimonoseki, Japan. The SA Agulhas is South Africa's polar research vessel...
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The South African government has been criticized for chartering the Sarah Baartman to support offshore oil drilling.
The vessels carry limited equipment for enclosing and skimming oil spills, and fire-fighting water cannons.