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            Zr. Ms Pelican for major maintenance to the Netherlands



            SAVANETA  —  After  hav-     out  major  maintenance  tenance  will  be  carried  Maintenance".  Because  of  Netherlands where all par-
            ing  operated  in  the  Carib-  and to replace various sys-  out  by  "Damen  shipyards"  the size of the project and  ties are located.
            bean Sea for 13 years, the  tems  and  to  make  it  even  with  support  from  the  "De-  the parties involved, it was
            support ship Zr. Ms Pelican  better  suited  to  the  tasks  fense  Material  Organiza-  therefore decided to carry  The  ship  will  return  in  the
            left for the Netherlands last  assigned  to  it.  This  main-  tion" and "Defense Material  out this maintenance in the  course of next year.q
            Monday.  For  the  first  time
            since it was put into service
            in  2006,  the  ship  is  under-
            going major maintenance,
            the  so-called  midlife  up-
            date.


            The Pelikaan provides vari-
            ous support tasks under the
            command  of  "Comman-
            dant Zeemacht in het Cari-
            bisch gebied” (CZMCARIB).
            In addition to the many ex-
            ercises and transport tasks,
            the  Pelican  has  also  been
            deployed several times for
            emergency  aid.  Most  re-
            cently  the  deployment  af-
            ter the passage of the hur-
            ricanes Irma and Maria on
            the Dutch windward islands
            and at Dominica.


            At  present,  the  Pelican
            is   halfway   through   its
            planned  operational  life.
            This  is  the  reason  to  carry
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