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1232:12 Jun:
1222:22 May:
1210:19 Apr:
1190:20 Mar:
1156:14 Feb:
820:Ted Diro
718:Savenaca
489:. Austal
384:grounded
333:Saveneca
212:Armament
129:Inactive
117:Callsign
77:Acquired
1568:Sounion
1552:Bagacay
1519:7 Jul:
1512:Aratere
1479:9 Jun:
1472:Kommuna
1461:seizure
1440:7 Apr:
1430:4 Apr:
1365:6 Mar:
1314:2 Aug:
1259:Dubuque
1200:7 Apr:
1180:5 Mar:
1173:Rubymar
1170:2 Mar:
1146:7 Feb:
1136:1 Feb:
1129:Wilfred
1126:4 Jan:
1042:Takuare
583:13 June
557:13 June
522:13 June
493:13 June
468:13 June
429:Takuare
417:Takuare
396:salvage
268:with a
103:4734283
101::
67:Builder
38:History
1522:Sahand
1502:Puamau
1269:Tarawa
1225:Aurora
1030:
963:
947:Laline
940:Aitana
928:
848:JELMAE
836:
787:
759:
711:Puamau
699:
664:
433:Cairns
400:Samoan
381:Puamau
369:Puamau
357:Puamau
346:Puamau
338:Puamau
302:Yamaha
284:3516C
278:Puamau
262:Austal
251:Puamau
228:Puamau
152:Length
126:Status
119:: 3DPW
71:Austal
61:Puamau
30:Puamau
1542:Minsk
1394:Yamal
1239:Tutor
487:(PDF)
386:on a
352:Kikau
290:knots
274:draft
253:is a
226:RFNS
200:Range
193:knots
188:Speed
168:Draft
28:RFNS
1623:2025
1611:2023
1404:Dali
1388:Azov
1203:Zico
912:Taro
905:Gizo
585:2024
559:2024
524:2024
495:2024
470:2024
388:reef
316:and
314:port
270:beam
160:Beam
57:Name
51:Fiji
390:at
308:an
205:nmi
191:20
1637::
1555:,
1391:,
1236:,
1214:,
575:.
548:.
532:^
514:.
503:^
451:^
439:.
110::
1104:e
1097:t
1090:v
618:e
611:t
604:v
587:.
561:.
526:.
497:.
472:.
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