tons and can remain at sea for up to 45 quisition Directorate, the Coast Guard delivered to shore units throughout the the U.S. Navy.”days. The 6,000 mile range at 12 knots awarded a delivery order valued at ap- Coast Guard to perform port and water- “We have also received 148 of the is important as the U.S. is responsible proximately $13m September 26, 2011 way security, search and rescue, drug 170 Response Boats Medium we’ve or-for reaching distant U.S. territorial wa- to Metal Shark Aluminum Boats for the and migrant interdiction, environmental dered,” said Papp. “They are the most ters, such as those surrounding remote production of 38 RB-S II. “The con- and other law enforcement missions. Up capable response boats in our history. islands in the Paci? c. Buoy tenders have tract allows for the procurement of up to 20 boats may be ordered by Customs These have also been delivered on time, powerful handling equipment to retrieve to 500 boats. Up to 470 boats will be and Border Protection and up to 10 by and on budget.”buoys, repair them on deck, and put them back in the water. They have powerful handling equipment to retrieve buoys, repair them on deck, and return them to service after maintenance. They are ca-pable of light icebreaking. The newest, USCGC Alder (WLB 216) was commis-sioned in 2005. Other black hull include inland buoy tenders, inland construction tenders, ice breaking tugs and other auxiliary craft. These include 175-foot Keeper-class coastal buoy tenders and 140-foot Kat-mai-class icebreaking tugs.One other distinctive Coast Guard cutter of note is the cadet training ship Eagle.The Coast Guard is also updating its many small boats, which it operates in large numbers, with more tha 400 De-fender-class Response Boat Small (RB-S) craft alone. A replacement, the RB-S II, will feature an emphasis on function and crew comfort, and will gradually re-place the Defender-class RB-S as they reach the end of their service life.According to the Coast Guard Ac-www.marinelink.com 31MR #3 (26-31).indd 31 MR #3 (26-31).indd 31 3/4/2014 10:27:00 AM3/4/2014 10:27:00 AM