As of 2011, Peace in Africa was operating off the coast of Namaqualand in underwater diamond mining.
Its ML3 mining license, according to a 2007 report, began appx.
5 km offshore of Kleinzee, running north to Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, and extended seaward for 17–32 km.
Prior to 2007, the ship had operated in the neighboring Atlantic 1 licence area in Namibia, which contained higher gem quality diamonds.

The dredging equipment aboard Peace in Africa includes a 240-ton crawler, described as "a large undersea tracked mining tool" connected to the ship by a 655 mm internal diameter rubber hose, and a "diamond recovery treatment plant" built by Bateman Engineering.
The dredge has a suction capacity of about 10,000 cubic meters of water and gravel per hour, resulting in about 250 tons of material to be processed for diamonds.
The anticipated yield is approximately 60 diamonds per hour, or roughly 240,000 carats annually.

Peace in Africa was the second largest ship registered in South Africa, and worked on a continuous, round-the-clock basis, as of 2007.
Its mining operation was projected to have a lifespan of nineteen years.

As of 2006, De Beers Marine Namibia was operating five mining vessels, including Peace in Africa.

Peace in Africa appeared in a 2009 episode of the Discovery Channel's documentary series Mighty Ships.

In 2013, still under ownership of De Beers Marine Namibia the vessel was renamed to MV Mafuta.
As of 2011, Peace in Africa was operating off the coast of Namaqualand in underwater diamond mining. Its ML3 mining license, according to a 2007 report, began appx. 5 km offshore of Kleinzee, running north to Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, and extended seaward for 17–32 km. Prior to 2007, the ship had operated in the neighboring Atlantic 1 licence area in Namibia, which contained higher gem quality diamonds.
The dredging equipment aboard Peace in Africa includes a 240-ton crawler, described as "a large undersea tracked mining tool" connected to the ship by a 655 mm internal diameter rubber hose, and a "diamond recovery treatment plant" built by Bateman Engineering. The dredge has a suction capacity of about 10,000 cubic meters of water and gravel per hour, resulting in about 250 tons of material to be processed for diamonds. The anticipated yield is approximately 60 diamonds per hour, or roughly 240,000 carats annually.
Peace in Africa was the second largest ship registered in South Africa, and worked on a continuous, round-the-clock basis, as of 2007. Its mining operation was projected to have a lifespan of nineteen years.
As of 2006, De Beers Marine Namibia was operating five mining vessels, including Peace in Africa.
Peace in Africa appeared in a 2009 episode of the Discovery Channel's documentary series Mighty Ships.
In 2013, still under ownership of De Beers Marine Namibia the vessel was renamed to MV Mafuta.
Mafuta (ship)