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MANILA, Philippines — The second 97-meter multi-role response vessel (MRRV) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed its maiden sea trial off Shimonoseki in Yokohama, Japan.

The PCG stated the sea trial was conducted by the vessel’s manufacturer, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

Once commissioned, the vessel, which will be known as MRRV-9702 or BRP Melchora Aquino, will depart Japan for the Philippines next month.

“Tulad ng MRRV-9701, ang MRRV-9702 ay mayroon maximum speed na hindi bababa sa 24 knots; endurance na di bababa sa 4,000 nautical miles,” the PCG stated.

These ships may patrol the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Rise, and other locations within the Philippine exclusive economic zone for extended periods of time.

The two vessels were purchased as part of the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project Phase 2 of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

Melchora Aquino, the future namesake of the MRRV-9702, was a revolutionary leader known as “Tandang Sora” and dubbed the “mother of the Philippine revolution.”

MRRV-9701, which will be renamed BRP Teresa Magbanua after it is officially commissioned, arrived in the country in late February.

As part of the vessel’s final acceptance procedure, the PCG and the Department of Transportation conducted a sea trial with the MRRV-9701 in nearby waters off Bataan in March.

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