Danish Navy research ship in port

Oct 18, 2006
Author: P&S

The Danish Navy research vessel HDMS Vaedderen has been visiting Cape Town and is due to sail later today (Wednesday), bound for Australia on the next leg of her round the world journey.

On board the ship, which has been berthed at the V&A Waterfront, are about a hundred researchers, students, journalists and crew. The ship, performing the Galathea III Expedition of research, will be away from Denmark for about 9 months while circumnavigating the globe.