The Ocean Warrior is the flagship of the marine conservation organization Sea Sheperd Global . It is the first ship specially built for the organization and was launched in 2016. Home port is Amsterdam .
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On January 26, 2015, the Dutch Post Code Lottery announced that it would donate € 8.3 million to Sea Shepherd to build a new ship. In March 2015 Sea Shepherd signed the contract for the new ship with the Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group . The Ocean Warrior was finally launched on July 1, 2016 in the port of Antalya . The ship was named after a competition by Sea Shepherd supporters. In the first three years of its existence, the Ocean Warrior covered 79,500 nautical miles and was involved in the establishment of 72 fishing vessels.
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The Ocean Warrior is designed for long periods of use on the high seas. The four machines are served by extra large fuel tanks. The ship has a helicopter landing pad, a powerful water cannon (max. 20,000 liters per minute) and a 6.3 meter long rigid inflatable boat.
↑ Sea Shepherd Global launches new patrol ship OCEAN WARRIOR . In: sea-shepherd.de . ( sea-shepherd.de [accessed on November 27, 2017]).
↑ a b Daniel Flitton: Sea Shepherd's $ 12m new custom-built vessel arrives in Australia . In: The Sydney Morning Herald . November 15, 2016 ( com.au [accessed November 27, 2017]).