Maritime asset Gallery Members of the Philippine Coast Guard welcome the arrival of a new multi-role response vessel (MRRV) to add to its maritime assets, the BRP Melchora Aquino arrived at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) headquarters in Port Area in Manila on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. The vessel is the second 96.6-meter MRRV of the PCG the first one is BRP Teresa Magbanua. The MRRV has a length of 96.6 meters, a maximum speed of not less than 24 knots, and a complement of 67 officers and crew members. She has two 6600 kW diesel engines. It has a helideck and a hangar that can accommodate the helicopter of the PCG. She also has a hyperbaric chamber for those who have diving sickness and a survivor room that can accommodate those who will be rescued. DANNY PATA By Danny Pata June 1, 2022, 11:46 pm - Advertisement - - Advertisement - Philippine Coast Guard personnel welcome the arrival of its new multi-role response vessel (MRRV), the BRP Melchora Aquino, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. - Advertisement - Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. TagsBRP Melchora AquinoMulti-Role Response VesselPhilippine Coast Guard LATEST NEWS New DepEd workload: More classroom time Ratziel San Juan - April 30, 2024, 10:10 pm Marcos eyes more infra, agri projects for Mindanao provinces Charles Dantes - April 29, 2024, 7:31 pm SC: Illegally dismissed probationary employees entitled to backwages up to reinstatement Rey E. Requejo - April 29, 2024, 3:50 pm Senate education panel to examine weather-induced learning losses of students Macon Ramos-Araneta - April 29, 2024, 12:10 pm Popular Articles Online piracy causes revenue loss, warns IPOPHL US to reclassify cannabis as low-risk drug, in major shift Catriona Gray stuns in Rajo Laurel ensemble at ‘The Idea of You’ red carpet premiere ‘Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok’ gets special screening in Lisbon