Langkawi, Malaysia

Before reaching Kuah, located in the South East of the island of Langkawi, our catamaran first dropped anchor in the natural reserve of Tioman island on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

This brief stopover enabled us to work on some of our unfunctional solar panels, and prepare the vessel before its annual shipyard.

Our Malaysian stopover has mainly been rhythmed by an intense shipyard conducted on the island of Langkawi. Our crew has been mobilized for over a month to work on the vessel's careening, painting, the oceanwings, the fuel cell, the shaft lines, the replacement of some solar panels... That is only an extract of the long list of work done since the end of the summer. A real challenge in so little time!

After a month of work in dry dock, Energy Observer is finally back at sea thanks to our crew of sailors and engineers who overcame the many challenges of this shipyard.

Our laboratory vessel is finally ready for the long navigations that await her, starting with India in the upcoming days, followed by Cape Town in 2023 for a major stopover in South Africa.

Energy Observer’s stopover in Malaysia is an opportunity to explore the solutions that will enable the rise of a more sustainable maritime transport, to welcome on board students from local schools, and to support the various players in their efforts towards an ecological transition to preserve our ecosystems both on land and at sea.

The NGO Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA), a scientific and educational partner of Energy Observer Foundation, has been collaborating with the crew through its Malaysian hub and the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), which offers a number of programmes dedicated to marine biodiversity and the oceans. SOA is a global community of young people, entrepreneurs, and experts in their field, collaborating to solve the greatest challenges facing our oceans, and it was a great pleasure to welcome some of their people on board!