VESSEL REVIEW | New lake patrol craft for US Army Corps of Engineers

Park rangers at Lake Cumberland in southeastern Kentucky are now better equipped to assist and educate visitors and enforce regulations with the purchase of a new patrol ..

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Patrol boat technology, missions continue to evolve

U.S. boatbuilder Metal Shark brought a 38′ Defiant patrol boat to the Multi-Agency Craft Conference last year in Baltimore. Along with its partner ASV Global, what set the team’s SharkTech patrol boat apart from the others was that it was an autonomous vessel, which can be custom configured for military, law enforcement, fire rescue, and other commercial markets.

At the time, Chris Allard, Metal Shark’s CEO, said, “The industry has watched and waited as autonomous technology has matured from its...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/patrol-boat-technology-missions-continue-to-evolve/

MetalCraft, Brunswick deliver ninth LRI to USCG

The Long Range Interceptor II must operate in extreme conditions at times. Bryan Goff USCG photo courtesy of MetalCraft Marine US

MetalCraft Marine US, Cape Vincent, N.Y., and Brunswick Commercial Government Products (BCGP), Edgewater, Fla., recently delivered the ninth Long Range Interceptor II (LCI) to the U.S. Coast Guard for its National Security Cutter program. MetalCraft US and BCGP have operated a strategic partnership for the past six years where MetalCraft produces hull cabin packages at its Cape Vincent plant and ships them to BCGP for final finishing and testing. (BCGP also markets an aluminum model line based...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-brunswick-deliver-ninth-lri-uscg/

Brunswick delivers new multi-mission boat to Maine Marine Patrol

The boat was purchased with a grant of $59,915 from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and a grant of $241,305 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Port Security Grant Program. Maine Marine Patrol photo

Brunswick Commercial and Government Products recently delivered a new 31′ fisheries and recreational boating enforcement and maritime security boat to Maine Marine Patrol, South Portland, Maine.

The Impact is the newest asset in Maine Marine Patrol’s fleet, a high performance, Powered by twin 350-hp Mercury Verado outboards and capable of speeds more than 50 knots. The new patrol boat will be stationed at the South Portland Coast Guard facility.

The boat was purchased with a grant of $59,915 from...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/brunswick-delivers-new-multi-mission-boat-to-maine-marine-patrol/

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