VESSEL REVIEW | China Environmental Monitoring Wing 051 – Coastal patrol and monitoring vessel to be deployed off China's Hebei province

As its name suggests, the vessel will be used primarily for maritime law enforcement and data gathering including real-time analysis of water quality data and monitoring of marine organisms and sediment, thanks to the incorporation of advanced collection and testing equipment.

The selection of onboard equipment and facilities includes multi-use winches, multidisciplinary laboratories that cover a total area of 106 square metres (1,140 square feet), a CTD thermohaline depth profiler, an A-frame, cranes, and a box-type sludge extractor.