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M/V AirFish 8 – 001 Christened on 25 Apr 2010 in Singapore
Mar 2010
Click here to see the full text of the Press Release for the Christening of M/V AirFish 8 – 001.
M/V AirFish 8 – 001 was christened by Mrs Lam Yi Young, at a ceremony at the launch of the 5th Singapore Maritime Week on 25 Apr 2010. The Guest of Honour was Mr Lam Yi Young, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
Click here to see the full text of the Speech by the Guest of Honour, Mr Lam Yi Young.
Click here to see the full text of the Welcome Speech by the General Manager of Wigetworks Pte Ltd.
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Milestone in Singapore shipping history - AirFish8-001 officially registered as a ship in the Singapore Registry of Ships
Mar 2010
A milestone was achieved in Singapore shipping history as AirFish8-001 becomes the first Wing-In-Ground effect (WIG) craft to be registered in the Singapore Registry of Ships by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
Wigetworks Pte Ltd, a Singapore registered company and owner of the AirFish8-001 WIG craft, has formally registered AirFish 8-001 as a Singapore registered ship on 30 Mar 10 under the The Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 179).
Provisional Certificate of Singapore Registry
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Wigetworks Pte Ltd and the Singapore Maritime Academy Signs MOU for Training of WIG Captains
Oct 2009
Wigetworks Pte Ltd and Singapore Maritime Academy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to review, develop and obtain accreditation for training of WIG Captains. Also included in the arrangement is the development and building of WIG simulators to facilitate training.
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Flight/Classification trials in Singapore
Aug / Sep 2008
A series of classification trials as well as demonstration flights were conducted off Changi, Singapore. A total of 23 sorties were successfully executed with flight duration of up to 46 minutes.
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Flight trials in Thailand
Mar / Apr 2007
A series of sea trials were conducted off Sattahip, Thailand. A total of 7 sorties were successfully executed with flight duration of up to 7 minutes.
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Completion of refurbishment of AirFish 8
Feb 2007
The newly Singapore engineering team has completed an extensive 2-year refurbishment program to bring the AirFish8 – 001 back to the state of flight worthiness. This will be followed by a flight trials in the following months.
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