GREAT WORKBOATSAssateague Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard While celebrating its 120th anniversary early in 2018, 38 De? ant Patrol BoatVane Brothers took delivery of the ? rst of three new ar-Four new high speed patrol boats manufactured by Loui-ticulated tug/barge (AT/B) units ordered through Conrad siana, USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark for the Dutch Shipyard: the 4,400-horsepower tug Assateague (designed Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) have been commissioned by Castleman Maritime and built at Conrad’s Orange, Tex-on the island of Curacao. The new vessels are the ? rst to be as, facility) and 80,000-barrel barge Double Skin 801 (de-delivered to the DCCG under a 12-boat order announced signed by Bristol Harbor Group and built at Conrad’s Ame-last year. Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at lia, Louisiana, facility). This was the ? rst new AT/B to join the company’s Jeanerette, Louisiana production facility, the the Vane ? eet since 2007. The Assateague Class of AT/B tug welded aluminum, enclosed-pilothouse, 38 De? ant mono-now also includes the Chincoteague, delivered this summer, hull patrol boats are the result of a multi-year effort by the and will add the Wachapreague this winter. All 130 active DCCG to procure a replacement for its ? eet of open-cock-Vane Brothers vessels are primarily tasked with the move-pit RIBs. The new vessels will serve as the DCCG’s main ment of petroleum products engaged in the North Atlantic interceptors, patrolling the territorial waters of Aruba, Bo-coastwise trade. Assateague no doubt will more than aptly naire, Curacao, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, and Saba.augment Vane’s already impressive ? eet and capabilities.The 38 De? ant reaches top speeds in excess of 45 knots. A Material: SteelBuilder: Conrad Naval Architect: fully-enclosed pilothouse shields the crew from the elements, Shipyard Castleman Maritimewhile Metal Shark’s signature “Pillarless Glass” pilothouse ar-LOA: 110 FeetOperator: Vane Classi? cation: ABS-A1 rangement assures unimpeded visibility, day or night. Special-Brothers TUG, AMS, ABCUSpeed: 13 KnotsBreadth (molded): Engines: Cummins ly engineered composite armor panels provide ballistic crew 38 Feet QSK60M EPA T3protection from unfriendly ? re. Shockwave Corbin shock-Fuel Type: DieselDepth (molded): Propellers: mitigating seating has been provided for a crew of six, and 16.5 Feet Four-bladed MN-BRZanti-fatigue ? oor covering has been employed in the pilot-Type: AT/B tugboatDraft (maximum): Gears: Reintjes 14.5 Feet WAF 873 gearshouse and the below decks crew spaces. A urethane-sheathed, Owner: Vane Delivery Date: Generators: Two closed-cell foam Wing collar provides durable and resilient Brothers February 2018 Cummins QSB7 / 125kWfendering. For extended patrols at sea, accommodations in-clude an enclosed head compartment, galley, and v-berth.AssateagueLOA: 41 feet – Type: Welded monohull Naval Architect: 8 inches pilothouse patrol vessel Metal SharkDraft (max): Operator: Dutch Engines: 2x 36 Feet Caribbean Coast Guard Cummins QSB 6.7Speed : 45+ KTPropellers: Stainless Stern Drives: Steel, counter-rotating Konrad 680BFuel: DieselBreadth (molded): Total Installed 11 feet – 9 inches Power: 960Delivery Date: Material: 5086 Electronics: April 2018 aluminum alloy Raymarine DCCG 38 Defiant Credit: Vane Credit: Metal Shark Patrol Boat December 201838 MNMN Dec18 Layout 32-49.indd 38 MN Dec18 Layout 32-49.indd 38 11/21/2018 11:07:05 AM11/21/2018 11:07:05 AM