PSS Kedam

PSS Kedam is a 40-metre (130 ft) patrol boat, donated by the Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Peace Foundation to Palau, to help it patrol its exclusive economic zone.

[1][2] The vessel arrived on 22 December 2017, to join the slightly smaller 31.5-metre (103 ft) PSS Remeliik, donated by Australia in 1996.

The donors also constructed a berth to moor and maintain the vessel, and committed to cover the vessel's fuel and maintenance costs until 2027.

[5] Dignitaries attending included President Thomas Remengesau Jr., Vice President and Minister of Justice Raynold Oilouch and Mitsuyuki Unno Executive Director of the Nippon Foundation.

[3] The vessel is named after the "Great Frigate Bird of Palau".