MetalCraft Marine has delivered a new 33’11″x9’8″ landing craft fireboat to the Costa Rica Fire Department (El Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de Costa Rica ). The boat will be used in and around the Tortuguero Station to provide fire protection to the small town and its eco lodges scattered along the canal.
The foredeck is sized to fit a Kawasaki Mule with its own pumping capability. The vessel carries a Darley PSDE 1,500 gpm, 364-hp fire pump that can produce up to 2,000 gpm at 5,000 rpm. The...