The Netherlands has strengthened maritime security with advanced technology

 The Dutch Ministry of Defense has contracted this new partnership to enhance its maritime security and surveillance capabilities. 

RNLN will use a surveillance vessel to conduct security operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea of the Netherlands, both above and below water. Using advanced technologies such as unmanned vehicles, this will allow RNLN to monitor vessel activity in the North Sea and inspect critical underwater infrastructure such as cables and pipelines.

Fugro and Damen have established a joint venture to supply the vessel and crew on a two-year charter with the possibility of an extension for another year (four years in total). The charter agreement, concluded during a public tender, is scheduled to enter into force in the first half of 2025. The vessel that will carry out the charter is the Damen FCS 5009, which offers unsurpassed qualities thanks to the Sea Axe bow, developed in collaboration with the University of Delft.

Damen FCS 5009