Juan de la Cosa (ship)
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The Juan de la Cosa ( call sign "ECJE"), named after the Spanish explorer and navigator of the same name , is a hospital ship of the Instituto Social de la Marina (ISM), which on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Labor for the medical care of members of the Spanish fishing fleet directly at sea. The ship bears the IMO number 9328156 .
The ship, which cost around 17 million euros to build, was put into service in 2006. The home port is Santander , the area of operation is mainly in the North Atlantic in the area southwest of Ireland and northwest of the Iberian Peninsula . Although it with a length of about 75 meters, a width of about 14 meters and a maximum speed of 16 knots smaller and more slowly and thus not completely identical to the Esperanza del Mar is, built in 2001 and for the Spanish Ministry of Labor in Atlantic along the West African coast is in use, it is considered their sister ship.
The Juan de la Cosa is equipped with an operating room , an intensive care unit , a radiology area , a laboratory , a nursing ward and an area for the treatment of burns , infectious diseases and psychiatric illnesses. The ship's capacity is usually 48 people, 28 of whom are medical and technical staff.
Web links
- Dossier Juan de la Cosa Information about the ship (Spanish; PDF file , approx. 741 kB)
- Juan de la Cosa - Buque Hospital Photos of the ship