The Legend can carry a crew of 19 and 24 researchers
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/18
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan’s largest oceanic research vessel, the Legend (勵進號),
The Legend arrived in Taiwan Thursday (photo courtesy of the Maritime Port Bureau).
arrived in Tainan Thursday after its maiden voyage from a wharf in Vietnam.
The ship was ordered by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs, 科技部國研院) and took two years to build at the Saigon Shipyard in Ho Chi Minh City, the Liberty Times reported.
The authorities emphasized the safety of the ship, with the presence of sufficient lifeboats to transport four times the number of usual passengers. The hull had also been fortified with the latest safety techniques and the whole vessel would be subject to strict international safety certification, reports said. [FULL STORY]