TTS Moruga

TTS Moruga CG 27 is a patrol vessel operated by Trinidad and Tobago.^[1]^[2] It is a Damen Stan 5009 patrol vessel, an innovative design with a Damen Group axe bow. The 5009 in the design indicates that the vessel is 50 metres (160 ft) long and 9 metres (30 ft) wide.

In January 2018 the vessel was used in the burial at sea of George Maxwell Richards, formerly President of Trinidad and Tobago.^[3]

The Moruga's first captain was Lieutenant Commander Aldon Jasper.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Anselm Gibbs (2016-11-25). "COAST GUARD GET NEW VESSELS FOR CHRISTMAS". TV6TNT. Retrieved 2018-10-02. The two vessels -- TTS Moruga (CG 27) and TTS Carli Bay (CG 28) -- set sail from the Netherlands on Friday morning, with 44 members of the Coast Guard being deployed to bring the vessels to T&T, according to a statement from Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer Lieutenant Sherron Manswell.
^ "Damen opens the doors on its first workboat festival". Maritime Journal. 2008-11-06. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-26. The military sector was represented by two Stan Patrol 5009 vessels CG 27 TTS Moruga and CG 28 TTS Carli Bay.
^ Janelle De Souza (2018-01-20). "Final Goodbye to Max". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-29. The family of George Maxwell Richards boarded the Coast Guard vessel, the TTS Moruga at the International Waterfront in Port of Spain around 3 pm and went to the Gulf of Paria in view of the San Fernando Hills.