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Article: Coast Guard Takes Delivery of First of 180 New Response Boat Mediums.
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- Defense Daily
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- April 8, 2008
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By Geoff Fein
The Coast Guard yesterday unveiled its new 45-foot Response Boat Medium (RB-M), the eventual replacement for the service's 25-year-old Utility Boat (UT- B)
The Coast Guard has 30 of the new RB-Ms under contract with the potential to buy as many as 250, according to the Coast Guard.
The current long-term multi-year contract calls for the Coast Guard to buy 180 RB-Ms over the next six years, the service added.
On June 21, 2006 Wisconsin-based Marinette Marine (MTW) was awarded a contract to build the new RB-M. Additionally, Washington state-based Kvichak Marine Industries, will be building the boats on the West Coast ...