# VOS Prudence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/VOS_Prudence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/VOS_Prudence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOS_Prudence > Source revision: 1325398015 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Offshore supply vessel This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "VOS Prudence" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) ***VOS Prudence*** is a ship originally built as an offshore supply vessel for the shipping company Vroon Offshore Services. ## Description The ship was built as the first of two identical ships for the shipping company at the Fujian South East Shipyard in China. It was delivered in May 2013.[1] The ship sails under the Italian [flag](/source/Flag_state) and is operated by Vroon Offshore Services in [Genoa](/source/Genoa).[2] The ship is powered by two Niigata [diesel engines](/source/Marine_propulsion#Diesel) (type: 8L 28 HX), each with an output of 2,206 kW, which act via two [azimuth thruster](/source/Azimuth_thruster) propeller pods. The ship is also equipped with two [bow thrusters](/source/Manoeuvring_thruster), each with an output of 650 kW. The ship has a [dynamic positioning](/source/Dynamic_positioning) system.[3] Three generator sets are available for power generation, each driven by a [Caterpillar](/source/Caterpillar_Inc.) diesel engine (type: C18) with an output of 450 kW. The emergency generator is driven by a Caterpillar diesel engine (type: C4.4) with an output of 80 kW.[3] The deck superstructures are located in the front area of the ship. The ship is set up for 50 people: 14 crew members and 36 other people. There are six single cabins and 22 double cabins available on board.[3] Behind the superstructure is an open, 700m² deck. The deck can be loaded with 5.5t / m2. A total of 1,200t can be transported on deck. A deck crane that can lift 10t is available directly behind the deckhouse for moving loads.[3] ## Use as a rescue ship The ship was temporarily used by [Médecins sans frontières](/source/M%C3%A9decins_sans_fronti%C3%A8res) Belgique for the rescue of shipwrecked migrants in the Mediterranean. The ship, which was designed as a lifeboat for 600 people after being fitted out, saved over 1,400 refugees off the [Libyan](/source/Libya) coast on May 24, 2017. Since ports in [Sicily](/source/Sicily) were closed to the reception of refugees due to the [G-7 summit](/source/43rd_G7_summit) taking place there, the ship had to take the rescued people onwards to [Naples](/source/Naples).[4] In August 2017, MSF suspended rescue operations in the Mediterranean for the time being following the announcement by the [Libyan Coast Guard](/source/Libyan_Coast_Guard) that it would set up its own rescue zone that would be closed to aid organisations.[5] After the number of refugees had decreased significantly, the organisation ended the operation of its own ship in October 2017, but continued to participate in the operation of the *[Aquarius](/source/Aquarius_(NGO_ship))* together with the organisation [SOS Méditerranée](/source/SOS_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e).[6] In May 2021, members of *VOS Prudence'* crew were accused of illegally dumping rubbish into municipal waste bins in Catania in between rescue missions in 2017 and 2018.[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["VOS PRUDENCE, Offshore Tug/Supply Ship - Details and current position - IMO 9664213 - VesselFinder"](https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9664213). *www.vesselfinder.com*. Retrieved 5 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["VOS Takes Delivery of PSV 'VOS Prudence'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140321050910/http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/83891/vos-takes-delivery-of-psv-vos-prudence/). *World Maritime News*. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VOSpdf_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VOSpdf_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-VOSpdf_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-VOSpdf_3-3) ["PSV 75M DP-2-VOSPRUDENCE (3231)"](https://www.vroon.nl/Files/VesselParticulars/VOS%20PRUDENCE20210505041506.pdf) (PDF). *www.vroon.nl*. Retrieved 29 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Frank Behling (29 May 2017). ["Hilfsschiff in Neapel eingetroffen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180708130639/http://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Panorama/Hilfsschiff-nach-Irrfahrt-in-Neapel-eingetroffen) ["Rescue ship arrived in Naples"]. *[Kieler Nachrichten](/source/Kieler_Nachrichten)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.kn-online.de/Nachrichten/Panorama/Hilfsschiff-nach-Irrfahrt-in-Neapel-eingetroffen) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ärzte ohne Grenzen stoppt Rettungseinsätze\]"](https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/aerzte-ohne-grenzen-rettungseinsaetze-mittelmeer-101.html) ["Doctors Without Borders stops rescue operations"]. *[tagesschau.de](/source/Tagesschau.de)*. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["MSF ends mission of search and rescue boat Prudence"](https://www.msf.org/mediterranean-msf-ends-mission-search-and-rescue-boat-prudence). *Médecins sans frontières (MSF) International*. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Italian magistrates set to level charges against sea rescuers, NGOs"](https://www.reuters.com/article/europe-migrants-italy-idUSL5N2L16NM). *www.reuters.com*. Retrieved 29 May 2021. ## Sources - [Datenblatt](https://www.vroon.nl/Files/VesselParticulars/VOS%20PRUDENCE20160714012017.pdf), Vroon Offshore Services (PDF, 266 kB) - [Mittelmeer-Logbuch: An Bord eines NGO-Schiffes](https://kurier.at/politik/ausland/mittelmeer-logbuch-an-bord-eines-ngo-schiffes/275.502.139), (*tr. "Mediterranean logbook: On board an NGO ship"*) (*Kurier.at*) ## External links - [*Aquarius* Current position](https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7600574) - [On board diary of MV Aquarius](https://sosmediterranee.com/our-mission/bord-diary/) - [SOS Mediterranee - Voices from the sea](https://sosmediterranee.com/our-mission/voices-from-the-sea/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [VOS Prudence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOS_Prudence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOS_Prudence?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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