Safe Boats wins surf boat contract

Safe Boats International won a contract from the USCG Office of Boat Forces in Washington, DC to build two self-righting 42-ft. Archangel Class vessels.

Designated by the USCG and the Department of Homeland Security as the Special Purpose Craft– Near Shore Lifeboat, the NLB is 100 percent designed and manufactured in the US by SBI at the Port Orchard. The USCG plans to operate the NLB in varying sea and weather conditions along the entire coast of the U.S. and use it as a fast response and utility boat. The first vessel is due to be delivered to the USCG National Motor Lifeboat School in Ilwaco, WA in mid February, 2008. The second vessel will be berthed at the USCG Station in Chatham, MA by mid March, 2008.

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