At the port of Talcahuano, Chile.

BRS-63

Built: 1978 Displacement: 1.210 ton

Weapons: 2 Simple mountings of 20 mm

Engine Power: 1.360 HP Maximun Speed: 12,50 Knots

LOA: 52,95 Mts. B: 11,15 Mts. D: 5,00 Mts. Draught: 3,50 Mts.


Ex buoy tender Vigilant, built in Holland ship’s yard and owned by England.

Her name is a tribute to the Scottish engineer, hired by Admiral Jorge Montt Álvarez, who built more than 70 lighthouses in the Chilean coast.

It stands out as a work of engineering to the headlight¬ 'Evangelistas' on the islet of the same name, in whose construction revealed the ingeneous and technical capacity of its constructor, especially because of the roughness of the chosen place.

Commissioned on February 5, 1997, according to resolution C.J.A. N 4520/5 of the 17th of January of 1997.

ECUADORIAN NAVY SHIP HUALCOPO TR61

As per https://www.defensa.com/ecuador/armada-ecuador-ya-opera-tr-61-hualcopo-depredador-buque-chino

El 13 de agosto del 2017 la Armada del Ecuador interceptaba el buque chino Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 después de atravesar parte de la reserva marina de Galápagos. Su entrada ilegal en la zona había sido alertada por un sistema satelital, siendo posteriormente interceptado por una lancha guardacostas.

En aquellas fechas el contralmirante Darwin Jarrín, comandante de Operaciones Navales de la Armada del Ecuador, informba que el Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 había sido entregado después de su captura al Servicio de Gestión Inmobiliaria del Sector Público, Inmobiliar, al comprobarse que transportaba de manera ilegal más de 300 toneladas de tiburón de diferentes especies en vía de extinción. Este buque no ejercía labores de pesca, pero era el encargado de recolectar las especies que eran capturadas por los casi 260 pesqueros que rondaban las aguas de las Islas Galápagos.

El 16 de octubre del 2017 este buque chino, de 96 metros de eslora, manga de 16 metros y un calado medio de 6 metros, fue puesto a disposición de la Armada del Ecuador tras un convenio por 10 años entre ésta e Inmobiliar. Fue bautizado como TR-61 Hualcopo, pero la Armada de Ecuador no había podido utilizarlo a satisfacción por problemas relativos a su mantenimiento y operación, llegándose incluso a expresarse la intención de ser devuelto a “Inmobiliar”, tras haberse invertido la Armada mas de 2 millones de dólares en la operación de algunos equipos de abordo, como su generador eléctricos, que necesita estar en funcionamiento para evitar su deterioro, consumiendo diariamente 200 galones de combustible.

Tras más de 2 años y conseguir los recursos para su mantenimiento y operación, el 16 de junio de 2020 ingresaba de manera accidentada al dique flotante de ASTINAVE en Guayaquil, sufriendo pérdida de gobierno y causando daños en un muelle de servicio, pero sin afectación al personal. Finalmente, tras casi un mes de trabajo, fue entregado el pasado 13 de julio completamente operativo a la Armada del Ecuador.

On August 13, 2017, the Ecuadorian Navy intercepted the Chinese ship Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 after passing through part of the Galapagos marine reserve. His illegal entry into the area had been alerted by a satellite system, and was subsequently intercepted by a coast guard boat.

At that time, Rear Admiral Darwin Jarrín, Commander of Naval Operations of the Ecuadorian Navy, reported that the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 had been delivered after its capture to the Real Estate Management Service of the Public Sector, Inmobiliar, when it was found that it was transporting illegally more than 300 tons of sharks from different endangered species. This vessel did not carry out fishing work, but was in charge of collecting the species that were captured by the almost 260 fishing boats that roamed the waters of the Galapagos Islands.

On October 16, 2017, this Chinese ship, 96 meters long, 16 meters wide and with an average draft of 6 meters, was placed at the disposal of the Ecuadorian Navy after a 10-year agreement between it and Inmobiliar. It was baptized TR-61 Hualcopo, but the Ecuadorian Navy had not been able to use it to satisfaction due to problems related to its maintenance and operation, and the intention was even expressed to be returned to “Inmobiliar”, after the Navy had invested more than 2 million dollars in the operation of some onboard equipment, such as its electrical generator, which needs to be in operation to avoid deterioration, consuming 200 gallons of fuel daily.

After more than 2 years and obtaining the resources for its maintenance and operation, on June 16, 2020 it accidentally entered the ASTINAVE floating dock in Guayaquil, suffering loss of steering and causing damage to a service dock, but without affecting the staff. Finally, after almost a month of work, it was delivered fully operational to the Ecuadorian Navy on July 13.