Tregothnan Estate near Truro will be providing 350 oak trees for the hull of the vessel.

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The technology works by reducing frictional resistance between the vessel hull and seawater using air bubbles along the bottom of the ship.

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Vos Sailor crew member Joseph Laws, 50, from Hull, died when the vessel was damaged about 120 miles off Aberdeen on 15 December.

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The paint does not stop the animals attaching themselves to a hull in the first place, but once the vessel is moving faster than ten knots, the water sweeps them away.

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Officials said that so far there's no sign the hull of the Kulluk has been breached or that oil has spilled from the vessel.

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The Japan Coast Guard identified the owner of the vessel after being contacted by Canadian officials, who were provided the identification number on the hull.

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