In July 2007, SAPMER, based in La Reunion, ordered three tuna purse seiners from PIRIOU. Franche Terre, the first of these new generation tuna purse seiners, built in France, was launched end of February. Fitting out and sea trials were completed before delivery in July and the vessel arrived in the Indian Ocean in August.

Franche Terre leaving the Brittany coast

The final two units of the series are being built in Vietnam by South East Asian Shipyard, subsidiary of PIRIOU.

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