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46 MN May 2011 vessel will be used for Sheriff patrols and to aid the Coast Guard in

Homeland security missions in the

Puget Sound. Delivery is slated for

July 29.

Lee Shore Patrol Boat

Lee Shore Boats recently delivered a 30-ft by 10-ft aluminum patrol boat to the Bonner County Sheriff's Dept. in Sandpoint, Idaho. Lee shore start- ed with the 30-ft version of their

Swiftsure 17 degree deadrise mono- hull, then designed the six-ft by nine- ft walk-around cabin, drop down dive door, storage compartments, remov- able fore and aft tow bollards, motor guard and other accessories to meet the customer's exact specs. The vessel features twin 225 hp four stroke

Honda outboards, Bentley suspen- sion seating, Jabsco remote search light, AJR windows and door and customer installed law enforcement electronics and lighting package.

Naiad Inflatables: 10

Patrol Vessels for DOJ

As part of its International Criminal

Investigative Training Assistance

Program, The Department of Justice signed a contract with Naiad

Inflatables of Newport Inc. to build a fleet of 10 32.8-ft aluminum stepped- hull patrol vessels. Operated by local law enforcement trained by ICITAP, their mission includes local anti-ter- rorism and anti-smuggling operations along the coasts of Indonesia and the

Philippines. The vessels have anti-bal- listic foam fenders and are powered by two 250 hp Mercury Verado out- boards. Each vessel’s crew cabin is equipped with state-of-the-art radar and communications systems; four shock-mitigating seats; v-berth; and storage for hand-held weapons, spares and outfit items. Fuel capacity is 280 gallons, giving a range in excess of 350 nautical miles at cruise.

RIBS & Combat Craft

Juliet Marine’s Anti-Piracy System: GHOST

GHOST, the new anti-piracy system from Juliet Marine Systems, Inc., can’t be unveiled to the public yet. According to Gregory Sancoff, founder and owner of Juliet Marine Systems, his company has developed and built a full scale, 60-ft, 60,000-lb prototype vessel which he describes as an “attack helicopter on the water.” Because the concept is under review by the U.S. Navy, according to Sancoff, he is not yet at liberty to disclose details of his unique hull and propulsion system. Sancoff, who built a career spanning two decades as an inventor and business owner in the med- ical device field, envisioned the GHOST platform in the wake of the bombing of the USS Cole in the autumn of 2000. “My entire career has been dedicated to inventing technology to solve problems,” said Sancoff, who claims to have 45 patents under his belt so far. While details are purposefully secretive at the moment, the GHOST marine platform was specifically designed to deal with international problems of piracy; a new class of vessel designed with the ability to conduct long range security patrols at very high speeds and to loiter for several days, using non-lethal or lethal weapons depending on situational requirements. GHOST is specifically designed to be sea-based in squadrons from a larger ship that would act as home base for the security patrols and could be placed offshore close to the area of operations.

Specification:

Builder . . . . .Naiad Inflatables of Newport

Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patrol Craft

Owner . . . . . . . . . .Department of Justice

Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32.8 ft

Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aluminum

Engines . . . . . . . .2 x Mercury Verado OB

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 250 hp

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280 gal

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350 nm

Image courtesy Lee Shore Boats

Photo courtesy Naiad Inflatables of Newport

Specification:

Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Shore Boats

Owner . . . .Bonner Country Sherriff Dept.

Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ft

Breadth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 ft

Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aluminum

Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Honda OB

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 225 hp

Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bentley

Search light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jabsco