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SAFE Boats International

SAFE Boats

International 31’ walk-around cabins; 31’ full cabin EMT and 27’ walk- “We started Silverback with the vision of essentially bring- around towboat variants; 36’ to 65’ full cabin, inboard jet ing, what I would call, the big boat experience to smaller boats; and all the way up to 39’ riverine patrol boat and workboats. Enabling people to get a smaller workboat, but the 85’ Mk VI patrol boat. In addition to its “standard” also have a real naval architect and engineer go through it— cadre of SAFE Boats, the builder has established partner- give them renderings, give them that tailored experience ships with Stormer Marine (based in the Netherlands) to that you would normally only ? nd if you’re getting a much build their workboat designs in the U.S. and Diverse Ma- larger vessel,” the company’s founder, Ian Gracey, said.

rine Ltd. (based in England) to build crew transfer vessels Silverback Marine is among a number of U.S. builders and daughter craft in support of offshore wind applica- aiming to accelerate delivery times by keeping an inventory tions in the U.S. of stock vessels—which is especially bene? cial given the cur-

In October of 2021 SAFE Boats announced it had been rent supply chain issues that are plaguing newbuild projects. awarded an $89,717,984 ? rm-? xed-price modi? cation to Silverback’s customers range from ports and municipali- a previously awarded contract for design, construction, ties to oil response and tug and barge companies, “anyone out? tting, reactivation and training for six Mk VI Patrol who’s in the market for a workboat between 21 and 60

Boats with an option for two more. This contract will feet,” Gracey said. The company is now in its third year provide Mk VI Patrol Boats to Ukraine via a U.S. State of business, and to date, it has built 51 vessels with four

Department-approved agreement. Final delivery on the builds currently underway.

contract is slated for March 2025, or March 2026 if the option is exercised.

S SILVER HIPS

Founded in 1985, Silver Ships is a family-owned premier

S MILVERBACK ARINE builder of high-quality, cutting-edge aluminum workboats

Tacoma, Wash.-based Silverback Marine is a relatively from 21 feet to 70 feet in length, used for ? re rescue, law new name in boatbuilding, formed with the tall ambition enforcement, military operations, marine surveying and to “change the way the world thinks about workboats”. other mission-speci? c applications. Its vessels are based 44 | MN October 2022