The Spanish Navy Patrol P73, the "Vigía" will contribute to the "Defense Diplomacy Plan"

The "Vigía" Navy patrol will be deployed along the western African coast and the Gulf of Guinea, in order to continue the various Maritime Security Cooperation activities on the African continent. From the COVAM Operations Section of the General Staff of the Maritime Action Command of the Amada it has been reported that during the period from 28 February to 30 June the Navy patrol "VIGIA 'will be deployed along the West African coast and the Gulf of Guinea with the aim of continuing the various activities of Maritime Security Cooperation on the African continent, and thus contributing to the" Defence Diplomacy Plan. "During this period, the" Vigía "will take steps in the ports of Nouackchott (Mauritania), Mindelo (Cab Verde), Dakar (Senegal), Sekondi (Ghana), Douala (Cameroon), Santo orne (Santo Tome and Principe) and Praia (Cape Verde), carrying out bilateral maritime security operations with these countries. It also plans to participate in the international" Obamgame Express "and" Nemo. "On the other hand, the" Vigía "patrol has the task of increasing the knowledge of the Maritime Environment in the area of deployment, contributing to the protection of the maritime communication lines with Spain, supporting national interests in that region and preventing risks to maritime safety.

Patrol P-73 "Vigía" Spanish Navy, Class "Serviola"
It was launched in Ferrol on 14 April 1991 and was released on 24 March 1992. It has 68.7 meters in length, 10.4 in sleeve and 3.4 in point, with a displacement of 836 Tm which are converted to 1,106 at full load. Its propulsion 2 diesel MTU-Bazán of 16 V 956 TB91 and 7500 cv... can reach 19 knots of speed. It is based in Cadiz at present, is within the Maritime Action Forces, has the main tasks and tasks:

- To contribute to State action on the Sea to exercise sovereignty and protect national maritime interests in our territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone. This extensive mission involves the tasks of control of units of interest and of fishing activity in coordination with other administrations as well as the naval presence in our waters

- To contribute to other administrative bodies with maritime responsibilities. To this end, tasks are carried out related to the search and rescue, environmental protection and the fight against marine pollution.