Hi Anthony,these French tuna boats ,around this time of the year fish for tuna for export to Japan, if you look up my photos you will find her and her sisters have been coming here these last years.

Hi Emmanuel. Thank you for your answer. Habitually, she stay in harbour of the Grau d'Agde in summer and go at sea only in winter (If i've a good memory, she leave the Grau d'Agde in October and go back to harbour around March). I'll search in my files a photo of her at the Grau d'Agde but i'm not sure to've a photo.

Hi Anthony she along with French tuna fishing craft come over to Malta to tuna fish in the central Mediterranean, others from Italy and Libya also base their vessels here.

I saw it every summers at the Grau d'Agde. i'm surprised to see her at Valetta now. Why she is there?

Sorry david ,my mistake, have amended it, thank you .regards.

Hi Emmanuel. Don't know why you changed this one to JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN III (3), as the photo is clearly of "IV" Note the Sete registration numbers:

J-M C III - ST 781462
J-M C IV - ST 819527

JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN IV
IMO 8878805
220gt 36.1m loa
built 1994 Chantier Naval Martinez, Saint-Cyprien

Armement Avallone Freres, Sete