COMPAGNIE DES MOYENS DE SURFACE ADAPTÉS À L’EXPLOITATION DES OCÉANS.

C826’s funnel is shown on Kakulo in a photograph on the Bourbon website. Rosanoski could not determine whether it represented a change from C827’s livery or a Sonasurf-group association; the logo also appeared on the Sonasurf website.

Known as SURF, Compagnie des Moyens de Surface Adaptés à l’Exploitation des Océans was formed in February 1972 by Chambon, with minority interests held by Messageries Maritimes and Comex. As a wholly owned Bourbon subsidiary, Surf SAS joined Sociedad Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola in forming Sonasurf Internacional, Sonasurf Angola and Sonasurf Jersey. Sonasurf Angola Lda was based in Luanda.

France, Marseilles.

This supports the French family-business association but does not resolve the archive’s 1861 precursor, 1891 formation and 1989/1996 renamings. The present company is not automatically treated as uninterrupted legal continuation.