Last month the oceanographic vessel David Packard entered the waters of the Vigo estuary for the first time at the launching that took place at the Freire Shipyard. The oceanographic vessel designed to provide scientific support to the maritime research work of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, has a total length of 49.9m, a beam of 12.80m, a design draft of 3.65m and It can reach a speed of 12 knots.