MV White Holly

The MV White Holly is a 421-ton vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society since September 2018.[2][3][1]

History
United States
NameYF-341
OperatorUS Navy
BuilderBasalt Ship Building[1]
Laid down3 August 1943
Launched8 April 1944
FateTransferred to the US Coast Guard in 1946
History
United States
NameWhite Holly
OperatorUS Coast Guard
ReclassifiedWLM-543, 1960s
IdentificationHull number: WAGL-543
FateRetired in 1998
History
United States
NameMV White Holly
OwnerSea Shepherd Conservation Society
OperatorSea Shepherd Conservation Society
Port of registryUS
AcquiredSeptember 2018
In serviceDecember 2021
Identification
FateSold for Scrap
General characteristics
Tonnage421 t
Length40.5 m (133 ft)
Beam9.14 m (30.0 ft)
Draught3 m (9.8 ft)

The vessel was retrofitted in Fernandina Beach, Florida, to be used in direct action Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations against illegal fisheries activities. Its first operation is at the Guadalupe Island on the southern Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Its first operation is called Operation Divina Guadalupe VI and study the Cuvier's beaked whale.[4]

History

The ship was built in 1944 for the US Navy and served in World War II in Pearl Harbor delivering ammunition to naval vessels.[3] She was acquired by the US Coast Guard in 1946 serving on the Alaskan coastline until the 1970s.[3] The vessel was later relocated to Mississippi as a buoy tender until her retirement from the Coast Guard in 1998.[3] The vessel was purchased by Benoit Vulliet for oceanographic research,[5] and years later, he donated it to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.[3][6]

In late 2021 because of age Sea Shepherd had the vessel decommissioned and scrapped in Mexico. Sea Shepherd plans to acquire a new vessel in 2022 to replace it on its Central America patrols.

See also

References
  1. Sea Shepherd Adds New Vessel to Vaquita Campaign. Marine Executive. 8 September 2018.
  2. Sea Shepherd crew finds friendly waters in Fernandina Beach as it gears up for dangerous mission. CBS News. 13 September 2018.
  3. White Holly. Marine Traffic. Accessed 16 September 2018.
  4. For Beaked Whale Research: Operation Divina Guadalupe. Sea Shepherd. Accessed on 10 November 2019.
  5. New Ship Strengthens Sea Shepherd’s Effort to Save the Vaquita. Sea Shepherd. 6 September 2018.
  6. New ship strengthens Sea Shepherd’s effort to save the Vaquita. Port News. 9 September 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.