Brunei Offshore Patrol Vessels to be sold

[Paul Strathdee]

Newspaper report regarding the three OPVs BENDAHARA SAKAM,
NAKHODA RAGAM and JERAMBAK built on the Clyde for the Brunei Navy:

"They have been languishing on the Clyde for years, the focus of a multi-million pound wrangle between a shipbuilder and a tiny royal state ruled by one of the world's richest men.

Now three coastal patrol frigates built for the Royal Brunei Navy between 2001 and 2004 at a cost of

[connor]

will the 3 vessels come barrow and when please write back
connor

[Guest]

Hi Paul

Strange decision to take them to Barrow, especially as they were built on the Clyde and have been there laid up for some considerable time. Unless of course the Barrow Yard has workforce capacity to do a quick check over before they go to the customer but I would have thought they have plenty on hand with the submarines they are building.

Regards

Steve Ellwood