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PGY ALASIA was in the maintenance process of Multimarine Services floating platform in Limassol Port for a while.
The Southern Cyprus operates today eight (8) patrol boats. The oldest patrol vessel but the largest (and also one of the newly commissioned) with the Southern Cypriot Navy is Alasia. On 14 February 2017 the vessel was presented to Southern Cyprus as a gift from the Sultanate of Oman. The 62-meter and 930-ton boat was part of the Royal Omani Navy fleet, but was de-commissioned and refitted for use in the waters off Southern Cyprus. The ship was launched on 7 April 1970 as a yacht for the Sultanate of Oman but later on, in 1983, was converted to a training/patrol ship with enlarged helicopter deck, additional accommodation and armament. Before its transfer to the Southern Cypriot Navy, all the armament was removed. Currently the ship operates as an offshore patrol vessel but mainly as a support vessel (A620), has no armament and it is still the only Southern Cypriot ship with a helipad.
NAVAL FORCES #12 and COAST GUARD VESSELS #5: Cyprus Naval Command & Coast Guard patrol vessels
Written by D-Mitch Cypriot C382 patrol boats during a maritime exercise. Notice that the one in the back belongs to the Coast Guard wh...
