Written by D-Mitch
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| VIKING Norsafe Munin S1200 Extended Cabin |
As I had reported in early February, in the article VIKING Norsafe boats for the Hellenic Armed Forces (Part B: Hellenic Navy and Hellenic Coast Guard), the VIKING Norsfafe Hellas was manufacturing that time three (3) VIKING
Norsafe Munin S1200 Extended Cabin offshore, high-performance, ambulance boats,
for the the Hellenic Coast Guard at its facilities in Theba, Greece. The boats are designed to support emergency services in the Aegean Sea. The international tender was concluded
after cooperation between the Hellenic Coast Guard and the Greek
Emergency Response Organization (E.K.A.B), in an initiative supported
and financed by the European Union under the INTERREG V-A Cooperation
Program 2014-2020. The cost for the three boats reached the 1,398,000 euros. All three ambulance boats are scheduled for delivery
during the summer of 2020 and will operate in remote Greek islands of
the Aegean. This post will walk you through the first boat that was delivered on August 3 and will be stationed in Naxos island, the largest of the Cyclades island group. Τhe other two vessels will be stationed in Rhodes and Leros.
UPDATE: By February 2022, the Hellenci Coast Guard has receive eight (8) vessels.