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MARITIME SECURITY Swiftships? 28-meter sales to Egypt are under an Interna- tional Traf c in Arms Regulations-approved program. The Egyptian Navy has requested up to thirty 28-meter vessels. Swiftships and the Egyptian navy are co-producing these vessels under FMS at Egyptian Ship Repairs and Building Co. or ESRBC in Alexandria, Egypt. The latest six vessels, PB 595-600, were constructed under FMS. Shaw said the patrol craft?s parents are thirty years old and still in operation. Hulls for new vessels are numerically cut and built in accordance with the American Shipping Bureau and High Speed Navy Craft rules. ?This vessel has a long service life and utilizes materials and designs that al- low it to be produced easily in different yards under proper guidance,? Shaw said. ?Security advantages include ease of operation, along with minimal training and maintenance needs, thereby limiting off-time or time not patrolling.? In this case, co-production is probably the most signi -cant aspect of the company?s relationship with Egypt, Shaw said. ?And we intend to promote this strategy globally on numerous vessels of different styles and sizes,? he said. FIELD REPLACEMENT & REPAIR : TAMPA YACHT PACKS VALUE INTO EACH HULLIn Pinellas Park, Fla., Tampa Yacht is in a mid-contract build for ten boats for the Indian navy. Introduced this year, the 11-meter, or 36-foot advanced composite, deep- vee monohull craft was designed and built to strict cost and weight standards. ?This craft provides the customer with con- trolled lifting limits for berthing on mother ships and at the best value for their investment,? CEO Robert Stevens said last month. ?Follow-on contracts may include a version adapted to air-drop con guration for extended, ready deployment.? For its 36, rigid hull in atable/hybrid collar boat, Tampa Yacht chose a wing collar assembly. Its universal and adapt- able hybrid collar offers many of the advantages of fully in-  ated collars, without some of the drawbacks. The collar?s shape and size is established mainly by a closed-cell polyeth- ylene foam core. That makes the collar robust, shock absorb- ing and non-collapsible. ?A polyurethane skin and neoprene rub guard provide excellent abrasion resistance, yet a soft in- terface for shouldering other craft,? Timothy Chalfant, chief naval architect at Tampa Yacht, said. ?And the contained, inner bladder ensures a drum-tight  t to the  nal assembly.? Field repair and replacement of the RHIB?s collar are key features. A deck ring receiver incorporates bolt rope extrusions top and bottom, providing attachment points for sliding the collar assembly on and off the boat. The foam core and sheathing can be installed fairly easily from Bollinger?s Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter. Ocean Marine?s Riverine Assault Vessel. December 201332 MNMN Dec2013 Layout 32-49.indd 32MN Dec2013 Layout 32-49.indd 3211/25/2013 12:48:51 PM11/25/2013 12:48:51 PM