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SAFE Boats International (SAFE) was recently selected to build the U.S. Coast Guard?s new Cutter Boat-Over the Horizon-IV (CB-OTH-IV). The contract calls for up to 101 boats procured over seven years. The CB-OTH-IV will act as a multi-mission, cutter-launched law enforcement vessel and the Coast Guard will begin taking delivery in early 2013. At 26-ft. in length, the CB-OTH-IV is capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots and is based off of the SAFE 250 Center Console. It seats  ve crew members and features a 480 hp inboard diesel engine with a water jet, encrypted communications equipment, a state-of-the-art navigation system with a custom radar arch, a forward-facing weapons mount as well as SAFE?s patented hull design, XDR Collar system and mountable ballistic protection. The mission of the CB-OTH-IV is to operate as a sub-unit to a parent National Security Cutter where it will be launched from and recovered. It will provide law enforcement to ports, waterways and coastal security, conduct search and rescue missions, perform drug and alien migrant interdiction operations, provide port security escorts and serve as a high- speed transport for boarding teams. Wärtsilä power and positioning systems have been selected for ships being built for use by Brazilian energy giant Petrobras. Wärtsilä will supply integrated power solutions to six new offshore Pipe Laying Vessels (PLVs) being built for operation in Brazilian waters. The PLVs will be operating from offshore oil rigs to the mainland and will be built by three different companies at yards in the Netherlands, Brazil and South Korea. Wärtsilä solutions include design, main engines, and propellers and will be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the  rst quarter of 2013. The  rst vessels are scheduled to be launched in 2014, with all six to be fully operable before the end of 2015. Detailed scope of supply: The Wärtsilä 32 engine employs the latest fuel combustion technology and features high ef ciency, fewer emissions, proven reliability, uncomplicated maintenance routines, and extended intervals between maintenance. SAFE Boats Wins Coast Guard Boat- Over the Horizon-IV contract Wärtsilä to Power Six Pipe Laying Vessels The two PLVs to be built for a France-based joint venture between Technip and Odebrecht Oleo & Gas (OOG) at the Daewoo Ship- building & Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea, will utilize a Wärtsilä Ship Design (WSD) VS4146 design. For each of these vessels, Wärtsilä will also supply three Wärtsilä Modular Thrusters (LMT), two retractable thrusters, and two tunnel thrusters (TT). For the 550 ton PLV ordered by Subsea7, a London, U.K. based company, that is to be designed and built by IHC Merwede, Wärt- silä will supply six Wärtsilä 32 in-line engines, three Wärtsilä Modular Thrusters, two retractable thrusters, and two tunnel t hrusters. For the two 550 ton PLVS that the Malaysian company, Sapura Crest Petroleum Bhd will build at the IHC Merwede shipyard in the Netherlands, Wärtsilä will supply six Wärtsilä 32 in-line engines, three Lips Modular thrusters, two retractable thrusters, and two tunnel thrusters. For the 300 ton PLV that the same company will build at the OSX Construcao Naval yard in Brazil, Wärtsilä will supply four Wärt silä 32 in-line engines, three Wärtsilä Compact Thrusters (LCT) for primary propulsion, one retractable thruster, and two tunnel thr usters. www.marinelink.com MN 39