Jules Verne) and MY Farley Mowat. In December 2017, Sea Shepherd unveiled a third U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessel, the . This vessel is identical to the Farley Mowat and the John Paul DeJoria. On January 26, 2015, at the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala) in Amsterdam, Sea Shepherd received a donation of €8.3 million ($9.4 million) to purchase a new vessel for Sea Shepherd's submitted dream project "Stop Illegal Fishing in the Southern Ocean". The vessel was built by Dutch ship builder Damen in Turkey, with a final cost of $12 million. This custom-built ship is a Damen Stan patrol vessel 50 m long and 9 m wide. It was christened and it was launched in September 2016. The Ocean Warrior is the current flagship, it has four engines capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h), so it can outrun any ship in Japan's whaling fleet; it is also equipped with additional long-range fuel tanks. Its maiden voyage was to be part of the 2016-2017 Operation Nemesis in the Southern Ocean. On September 17, 2020 Sea Shepherd acquired the M/Y Conrad to replace the Bardot and the Alchemy for work in the Mediterranean because of the cost to ship those vessels there because of the pandemic and because of maintenance. On April 27, 2021, Sea Shepherd announced the purchase of a new ship, the Sea Eagle. The ship was purchased with the assistance of Allianz and will mostly be used for work in the Mediterranean Sea. On July 8, 2022 Sea Shepherd acquired the Sharkwater from Fins Attached and added it to their fleet. Sea Shepherd plans to outfit the vessel for campaigns in Mexico to save the Vaquita and to stop driftnetting in the Gulf of California and in Galapagos. Other watercraft The group has also operated smaller boats in its campaigns including jet skis, Delta RHIB and Zodiac inflatables deployed off of the larger vessels. In 1999 Sea Shepherd briefly obtained a small personal submarine in hopes of using it against tribal whalers. The sub was never fully functional and Sea Shepherd decided to sell it instead for an undisclosed price. Aircraft In addition to their maritime assets, Sea Shepherd also operates several types of aircraft from their ships; these have included Sikorsky S-300 and MD 500 helicopters which typically are carried aboard the Steve Irwin, unmanned drones, and a microlight aircraft