OCCAR News 12. February 2022 The fourth PPA technical - launching ceremony The technical launch ceremony of the fourth PPA was held on 12th February 2022... 13. February 2017 First Steel Cutting Ceremony for PPA The First Steel Cutting ceremony for the Multipurpose Patrol Ship (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura - PPA) took place in FINCANTIERI’s shipyard, in La Spezia, on 13 February 2017.