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Willard Marine

High Speed RIBs

Willard Marine, with manufacturing plants in Anaheim, California, was founded over 48 years ago, and is a leading suppli- er of RIB's and other military and commer- cial vessels in fiberglass and aluminum construction.

Willard Marine, Inc. under contract to and in conjunction with Lockheed Martin

Overseas Corporation, has delivered five

Sea Force 730 RIBs to the Egyptian

Authority for Maritime Safety or EAFMS.

These boats will be used as the Fast Rescue/Patrol Boats for the Egyptian Authority. The sale and delivery of these five boats to Lockheed Martin Overseas Corporation and

EAFMS is just a small part of a turn key package which

LMOC has sold to help develop an operational Maritime

Safety Authority throughout the country of Egypt. Along with the sale and delivery of these boats, an in-country training package was provided to help familiarize the

EAFMS in the operation and maintenance of the Willard

RIBs. The Sea Force 730 RIBs were outfitted with the latest electronics as well as dual 225 HP Outboard

Engines. At 45 Knots, fully loaded, these boats are an extremely stable platform for high speed RIB's of this size.

In addition to military applications, the Los Angeles

Sheriff's Department (LASD) has contracted with

Willard Marine Inc. for the design and construction of a 44-ft. Fast Response Boat capable of open ocean emer- gency responses in all weather conditions, including search and rescue, air-sea disasters, medical support and transportation, surface-to-air transfers, dive operations and homeland security. This vessel will be operated by the LASD and will have a coverage area of 80 miles of coastline includ- ing the LAX flight path and open ocean out 50 miles to the islands of Catalina and San

Clemente.

Special capabilities of the Fast Response

Boat will include dive operations support for up to 15 divers, transporting and deploying a

SWAT team, an operating range of 400 miles, and accommodations for overnight operations.

Power will be twin Cummins 540 HP diesel engines which are electronic controlled and rated EPA Tier 2 for the lowest possible emissions. Dri- ves will be twin water jets for safety during dive opera- tions.

The vessel will be constructed in low maintenance and corrosive resistant molded fiberglass with high strength military fire-retardant vinylester resin. Also included in the contract as an Assist Vessel is a Willard SEA FORCE 18' Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) with a 115 HP Honda out- board engine and trailer.

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