Kenya’s first survey ship to hit high seas in two weeks

Kenya’s first permanent oceanographic survey ship, RV Mtafiti, enters the offshore waters of the Indian Ocean’s East African coast mid this month to start research work.

In a statement to Business Beat, the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) said the vessel, which was a donation from the Belgian government, would be manned by officers from the Kenya Navy for the next three years.