The Jamaican Coast Guard received the HMJS ship Nanny of the Maroons (501), type Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009. The naval unit was assigned to the First Coast Guard District and its “acquisition is part of the ongoing transformation of the Jamaican Defense Force “.
The steel hull Fast Crew Supplier 5009 (FCS 5009) measures 53.2 meters in length and has a deck of 240 m2. It has the capacity to carry up to 80 people, in addition to the crew. It can also be equipped with the equipment required for rescue operations: Fi-Fi 1, fast deck boat, hospital, decompression tank, crane, oil spill response equipment, among others.
Jamaica; Coast Guard commissions new Dutch supplies vessel