Mombasa's first locally made fishing boat sails out

Mv Mombasa 001 vessel.The ten tonnes vessel which is the first ever Kenyan fishing made its maiden trial sail from the Mombasa County Fisheries boat yard to the high seas of the Indian Ocean waters on Tuesday,015th November 2016.It was built by Local Kenya's Artisans and funded by the Mombasa County Government to en power and improve the daily catch of Mombasa Fishermen who have been using dug out canoes to fish in deep seas. The vessel is fitted with a 235 horse power engine, sleeping area, cooking area , fish storage and has a fresh water tank.PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD.

The first ever locally assembled fishing vessel will be inaugurated on Thursday next week.

Built specifically for Mombasa fishermen through a joint venture between the county government and the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), MV Mombasa 001 sailed out for sea trials yesterday and cruised 20 nautical miles (35 kilometres) from the Port of Mombasa.