The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently took delivery of two patrol boats in a series from MetalCraft Marine of Watertown, New York. ..
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MetalCraft Marine delivers high-performance patrol RIBs to Mississippi
MetalCraft Marine has just delivered two of its 34′ high-performance Patrol RIBs to the Mississippi Department of Natural Resources Police. The two boats will be used in the coastal bay areas and offshore checking on commercial and sport fishing compliance.
The boats can reach 64 mph with their triple Suzuki 300-hp outboards. The Interceptor hulls are manufactured for a “soft dry ride”. The hulls are built with a very fine entry which makes the boat very quiet and easily parts the waves.
The boat...
MetalCraft Marine, Stanley Boats deliver new fireboats
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...
MetalCraft Marine delivers CBRN patrol boat to Los Angeles
MetalCraft Marine has delivered an LA Port Police Boat, a new breed of CBRN detection patrol boats. A very fine bow entry is the critical design feature of all the Interceptor model line. Its high-speed rough water performance allows the operators to go offshore to inspect incoming ships before they enter the port for nuclear and chemical hazardous contaminants.
The boat is designed for rough water with structure design to ISO 12215 and, equally important, stability to ISO 12217 Category B. Cat...
Shipyards in operation during pandemic
Shipyards across the U.S. remain open for business in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. While these companies respect the virus’s propensity to create havoc and death and spread like a prairie fire, boats have to be built and delivered. The key is working smart.
“We are open for business but being very diligent as we look out for the safety of our employees,” said Chris Vaccari, executive vice president, Gulf Island Shipyards, Houma, La. “To date we have no reported cases of Covid 19. We are...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/shipyards-in-operation-during-pandemic/
MetalCraft Marine delivers patrol boat to Alabama
MetalCraft Marine recently launched a 34′ patrol boat for the Mobile, Ala., Police. The Interceptor was designed to give a true, soft, dry ride and that ride was tested in 4′-5′ chop at speed.
The Interceptor has a large cabin and aft deck for open work spaces for officers who work wearing a lot of equipment and 6’10” of headroom for tall personnel. The boat will spend long hours out in the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay and has adequate heat and air conditioning for the wide range of...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-patrol-boat-alabama/
MetalCraft Marine delivers new fireboat to Kuwait
MetalCraft Marine Inc. (MCM) has delivered its 18th NFPA Type III fireboat in 14 years.
In 2015 the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) ordered its first FireStorm 50′, along with a 50′ STLC landing craft support craft. The KFSD liked the FireStorm 50′ so much, they bought two more in 2016. The KFSD has now received its fourth FS50.
The new FS-50 has the very latest in technology available for fire fighting and search and rescue. This is the first FireStorm powered by Volvo D13 1,000-hp twin...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-new-fireboat-to-kuwait/
Walker Marine Design contracts with MetalCraft to build new fireboat
The team at naval architect firm Walker Marine Design (WMD), Southhampton, UK, has announced the contract win of a specialist, new fire-fighting (FiFi) vessel order from Canada’s MetalCraft Marine Inc. (MCM) The 25 metre (82′) FireCat build will begin imminently, with delivery to Kuwait anticipated in 2021.
The new vessel, namely the FireCat is first in class and has been customized to precisely meet MCM’s Kuwaiti customer’s specific requirements. The end-user required a high-speed catamaran...
MetalCraft fireboat helped rescue Florida airplane passengers
MetalCraft Marine was at the center of emergency rescue efforts this summer when a Boeing 737 aircraft slid off the runway into the St. Johns River while landing in Jacksonville, Fla.
Late in the evening on May 3, a Miami Air charter with 143 people aboard was arriving from Guantanamo Bay at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. During the landing the plane skid off the runway into the St. Johns River. All 136 passengers and seven air crew survived the crash with minor injuries reported.
MetalCraft’s...