OFFICIAL TESTING “VIRGEN DE COVADONGA” (UME)
November 21st, 2015 in the small dam of Vadorrey in Zaragoza, official tests with Inspection of the Maritime Authority of Tarragona were made.
The tests were fully satisfactory, and the load capacity of 6550 kg was proven. This vessel is the first of two serviceable crafts aimed at underwater activities of the Military Emergency Unit.
It´s stability and heeling was checked with a 430 kg weight at the tip of a crane at a distance of 5.8 meters with the maximum load on deck. Its capacity and stability exceeded technical estimations.