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interest in the following year, i.e. 2017,” ments in the company’s vessel fleet and ’Pohjanmaa’ that was recently decom­ Mr. Suonvieri explains. equipment. missioned and then purchased by Meri­ Among other rare and unusual sea­ ”For one thing, our buoy tender taito Ltd for use in hydrographic work. floor findings, the Barents Sea region vessel M/V ’Letto’ has been modified for Refurbishing of this ship is currently ongo­ incorporates the largest cold-water coral work as a hydrographic surveying vessel ing. reefs in the world. in ­Barents Sea conditions. The instrumen­ ”This ship, too, will be equipped with tation on the vessel now includes new the state-of