Belgians convert police boat into survey vessel

The converted Sylt is being deployed for long term nearshore survey work.

GEMS International NV in Bruges is taking a former 28.5m LOA German police boat into service after its conversion into a geophysical and hydrographic survey vessel at Belgium’s IDP Shipyard in Ostende.

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