SECURITY WORKBOATSSecurity for the Long RunFirms Building Sought-After Security Boats Have Multiyear Backlogs Firms Building Sought-After Security Boats Have Multiyear Backlogs By Susan BuchananBy Susan Buchanancompanies continue to land lucrative MetalCraft Supplies Long Range contracts with domestic and foreign Interceptors and Patrol BoatsU.S. customers for vessels that are designed “We will deliver ? ve Long Range Interceptors to the U.S. or specially customized to meet defense, police and anti- Coast Guard this year and next, along with two interceptors piracy needs. Governments here and abroad, meanwhile, to foreign navies and a number of other boats to foreign na-continue to cut budgets. Many of the security craft to be vies,” Bob Clark, New York-based contracts manager with delivered this year are built to save energy, reduce emissions MetalCraft Marine Inc., said last month. “We’ll also deliver and reach higher speeds and greater cruising ranges than two groups of our Patrol 36 to foreign customers, a group their predecessors. They have the latest tracking and com- of Patrol 44s, and two or three of the Patrol 28s.” The munications systems. And a few new vessels are remotely company’s clients include governments in the Middle East, operated. Domestic companies building these sought-after Africa and South America. MetalCraft Marine is based in security boats have work backlogs of two to ? ve years. Kingston, Ontario and Cape Vincent, N.Y.Image above: Swiftships sandblasting of the 148 ft vessels for South Oil Company of Iraq.October 2014 MN28MN Oct14 Layout 18-31.indd 28 MN Oct14 Layout 18-31.indd 28 9/18/2014 3:30:08 PM9/18/2014 3:30:08 PM