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Kuwait Coast Guard orders TYC Fast Coastal Interceptors

The Kuwaiti Ministry of the interior has placed an order with Tampa Yacht Manufacturing LLC based in Florida, parent company of Tampa Defence UK and Tampa De- fense USA, for 29 Fast Coastal Interceptor craft for the

Kuwaiti Coast Guard. The 14.42 meter craft are powered by Man R6-800 diesels rated at 1600hp. The Tampa Yacht 44 FCI has a top speed of 55+ knots at full load and a range of over 300 nautical miles at 38 knots. With a crew capacity of up to six, the boat is equipped with NIJ111A ballistic armor, Areneson Surface Drives, crew served weapon mounts and a comprehensive electronic suite. The ? rst craft will be delivered in September 2015.

Construction of the Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG)

EBDG Designed Oscar B -designed M/V Oscar B has been completed. The steel- hulled, aluminum superstructure vessel was built by to Enter Service Soon

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders for Wahkiakum County as a replacement for the ferry Wahkiakum. Oscar B is a 115’ x 47.6’ , 23-Car, 100 passenger ferry, designed to operate at 8 knots. The Oscar B is powered by two state-of-the-art Cummins QLS diesels, each delivering 285 HP @ 1,800 RPM and coupled to ZF Marine re- versing reduction gears with two ? xed-pitched propellers.

In addition to its expanded vehicle capacity, the Oscar B offers hydraulic steering instead of cable and chain steer- ing, up-to-date electronics, a passenger lounge and ADA- accessible restrooms. The vessel meets current U.S. Coast

Guard requirements.

Hornbeck Offshore Sells Vessels to U.S. Navy

Hornbeck Offshore Services has closed the sale of three 250EDF class OSVs – HOS Arrowhead, HOS Eagleview and HOS Westwind – all previously chartered to the U.S.

Navy. Since their construction in 2008 and 2009, these vessels have supported the USN’s submarine ? eet on the east and west coast of the U.S. In order for the Navy to continue receiving the unique capabilities of these vessels,

Congress has required their purchase. The three were sold for cash consideration of $114 million. The vessel pur- chase agreement includes an option for the acquisition of a fourth vessel currently under charter to the U.S. Navy,

HOS Black Powder. The company separately entered into an operations and maintenance contract for the three ves- sels sold, which contains an initial term and annual renew- al options spanning a 10-year operating period including annual dayrate escalations.

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