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rigid hull inß atable boat designed for high-speed vessel in- terdiction and boarding team delivery.Ó Because of the competitive nature of its business and often-classiÞ ed customer activities, Ocean Craft doesnÕt release contract speciÞ cs on models, customer identities, quantities and contract values. ÒThe 9.5M VI-BTD, with its blacked-out visual ap- pearance, super-quiet, twin 300HP Mercury Verado su- percharged engines, and a shock-mitigated console with a low-proÞ le and oblique-angled leading edge make for an extremely stealthy and agile package on the water,Ò Salus said. ÒWith four integrated hoisting hard-points, this boat is ready for shipboard launch and recovery, as well as trans- portation by rotary wing aircraft.Ó Ocean Craft partnered with Professional Components Ltd. in Canada, makers of Shockwave Seats, to customize and adapt a three-axis, fully shock-mitigated operator console known as the Integrated Control Environment, Salus said. In addition, the latest 9900 Series fully integrated, wireless crew- communications system was specially adapted by the David Clark Company in Massachusetts, along with an M-Series thermal imaging camera from FLIR Systems, Inc. in Oregon. METAL CRAFT: HIGH-SPEED PATROL BOATS FOR USCGAt MetalCraft Marine, sales and marketing representative Laurence Bishop said Òour Þ rst Long Range Interceptor II or LRI II has been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard and is cur- rently being evaluated on the GuardÕs National Security Cutter. It is the Þ rst of four, with the potential for ten overall. We will be delivering two more by the end of the year.Ó MetalCraft part- nered with Brunswick Government and Commercial Products in this LRI II contract. Each LRI II is valued at $840,000. MetalCraft builds high-speed aluminum patrol, Þ re and rescue boats and is the designer of the Brunswick Line of Sentry Patrol Boats. The high-speed LRI II patrol boat is The new Ocean Craft 9.5 VI-BTD, a unique high-performance boat were designed for elite law-enforcement and military mariners. www.marinelink.com MN 33MN May2013 Layout 32-49.indd 33MN May2013 Layout 32-49.indd 335/3/2013 12:55:35 PM5/3/2013 12:55:35 PM