Pressmeddelandet innehåller info om båtens utrustning och prestanda och tyvärr också att den är försenad så att den beräknas lämna Singaporevarvet först i slutet av juni och börja sampla diamanter på Block J i september, dvs ett antal månader senare än förväntat. Långsiktigt spelar det försumbar roll för den mycket stora aktiepotentialen.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire - April 8, 2008) - Afri-Can Marine Minerals
Corporation (“Afri-Can”) (TSX VENTURE:AFA)(FRANKFURT:AJF) is pleased to report
that International Mining and Dredging Holding Ltd. (IMDH) has confirmed that
conversion of the sampling vessel “DP Sampler” is now approaching completion
in JSML Shipyard, Singapore. The MV DP Sampler, which will be renamed, is
scheduled to leave Singapore at the end of June. Originally a specialized
trenching vessel named DP Trenchsetter, which was acquired by IMDH in December
2006, DP Sampler is being converted into a dedicated marine sampling vessel.
(A picture of the MV DP Sampler prior to conversion is available at the
following address: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/Picture_Afri-Can.jpg).
Conversion has taken longer than expected. IMDH initially expected DP Sampler
to leave Singapore at the end of March, but high demand for rig building and
ship repair has put pressure on yards. DP Sampler, owned and operated by IMDH,
is under contract to Afri-Can to perform a sampling programme on Afri-Can´s
Block J concession (see press release of January 19, 2006 entitled “Afri-Can
signs agreement with an international marine contractor to resume diamond
exploration on Block J in Namibia”).
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