Vallejo, California-based Lind Marine, through its Moose Boats boatbuilding division, has handed over a new response boat to the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. “This purchase was approved by the City of Alameda’s local government due to the...
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | December 21 – Finnish patrol vessels, US-built firefighting catamaran and more
A fire department in California welcomes a response boat into service as a Finnish builder begins construction of a new class of patrol vessels for border guard use. Orders have meanwhile been placed for an emergency towing vessel that will serve outlying islands off Australia and an oil spill response craft that will serve communities […]
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Moose Boats delivers powerful new fireboat
As demand for fireboats continues to build, Vallejo,Calif., based Moose Boats LLC reports that it has delivered the most powerful version of its M2-38 catamaran fireboat thus far built to the Alameda City Fire Department (AFCD) in Alameda County, California.
Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the City of Alameda is known as “the Island City” and AFCD cross staffs its fire boat with a rescue unit, two water tenders, a dive team and an OES Type-1 engine company.
The...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/moose-boats-delivers-powerful-new-fireboat/
VESSEL REVIEW | Madison Lynne – Heavy duty catamaran harbour launch for San Francisco Bay Area
Vallejo, California-based Lind Marine, through its Moose Boats boatbuilding division, has handed over a new harbour launch to Westar Marine Services of San Francisco. Nam ..
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | March 10 – A rescue boat for Western Australia, a coast guard fast cutter and fireboats for US municipal operators
Deliveries include a rescue boat for a Western Australia-based volunteer organisation, two fireboats for an operator in Maryland, and a US Coast Guard fast cutter. A Cali ..
Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | December 20 – Swedish, Polish and US fireboat deliveries and orders
Firefighting and rescue vessels were recently handed over to an inner city operator in Sweden and a port authority in Poland. Construction is meanwhile ongoing on new cat ..
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Harbour patrol boat enters service with Santa Cruz Port District
A new harbour patrol boat has entered service with California’s Santa Cruz Port District. Built by the Moose Boats, the 34-foot (10.3-metre) vessel will be named Do ..
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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/
Moose Boats building new patrol boat for California
Moose Boats, a boat designer and manufacturer in the San Francisco Bay Area, was awarded a contract from the Santa Cruz Port District for the construction of a Moose Boats M3 Walk Around Cabin 34’x9’6″ patrol boat for Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol.
Twin Yamaha 300-hp four stroke outboard engines will power the 34′ aluminum monohull which features a redesigned cabin to offer optimal visibility and ergonomics for a two person crew with frequent requirement to transit all deck areas. In addressing the...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/moose-boats-building-new-patrol-boat-for-california/
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/