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.