Ship building company Meyer Turku started construction of the Finnish Border Guard’s new patrol vessels, said Finnish Border Guard in a press release.
The second vessel’s keel laying was celebrated on Tuesday.
The keel laying ceremony was arranged at Baltic Operator’s shipyard in Gdansk in the presence of the representatives of the Finnish Border Guard, Meyer Turku Oy, Baltic Operator and Bureau Veritas.
The keel laying ceremony is an old tradition. Before keel laying, the customer’s and supplier’s representatives, as well as the representatives of the classification society, placed their lucky coins under the keel beneath the first block.
Later on, the coins will be transferred to the completed vessel to bring her luck. This tradition derives from the times of sailing ships, when coins were placed under the main mast for sailing luck.
‘The offshore patrol vessels are built in the facilities of our long-term partner shipyards under the leadership of Meyer Turku, meeting our quality standards. Our common, highly timely project has already proceeded into the stage where we celebrate the keel laying of the second vessel’, the CEO of Meyer Turku, Casimir Lindholm said in the press release.
“The new offshore patrol vessels will significantly improve Finland’s border security and maritime safety in this demanding security environment that is hard to predict,” the Finnish Border Guard’s Project Leader, Major General Jari Tolppanen said.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
