Taipei Times
Date: May 24, 2018
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter, in Kaohsiung
The nation’s fifth and largest ocean research vessel, Legend, was yesterday inaugurated at
The Ministry of Science and Technology’s oceanic research vessel Legend, the nation’s largest, is docked at Kaohsiung’s Banana Pier yesterday. Photo: Chang Chung-yi, Taipei Times
Kaohsiung’s Banana Pier (香蕉碼頭) by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The 2,629-tonne vessel has a top speed of 12 knots and can accommodate 19 crew members and 24 researchers for 30 days at sea, the ministry said.
The vessel is equipped with a remotely operated underwater vehicle and a giant piston coring system, among other equipment, it added.
Legend is tasked with collecting information about oceanic geography, sampling marine sediment and exploring energy sources in the waters surrounding the nation, the ministry said. [FULL STORY]
