Melita 1, Maltese Search and Rescue Boat.
This is one of a pair of Search and Rescue fast patrol boats built in 1998 by Vittoria Naval Shipyard, Adria, in Italy for the Italian Civil Protection Department similar to the SARs already in service with the Italian Coast Guard.
The vessels were transferred to the Maritime Squadron of the AFM, the Armed Forces of Malta in May 1999. The Armed Forces of Malta is the national SAR agency in Malta. The two vessels, Melita 1 & 2 underwent mid-life upgrade works between April and July 2011.
This was shot in the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
Melita 1, Maltese Search and Rescue Boat.
This is one of a pair of Search and Rescue fast patrol boats built in 1998 by Vittoria Naval Shipyard, Adria, in Italy for the Italian Civil Protection Department similar to the SARs already in service with the Italian Coast Guard.
The vessels were transferred to the Maritime Squadron of the AFM, the Armed Forces of Malta in May 1999. The Armed Forces of Malta is the national SAR agency in Malta. The two vessels, Melita 1 & 2 underwent mid-life upgrade works between April and July 2011.
This was shot in the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.