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Boats & Barges Mako Marine Delivers Patrol Boats

To Colombian Coast Guard

The Colombian Coast Guard patrol boat Libra, built by Mako Marine.

The Miami, Fla.-based boatbuilder, Mako Marine, Inc., has delivered two harbor patrol boats, the Escorpian and Libra, to the

Colombian Coast Guard.

The vessels' primary mission is to interdict and curtail the flow of narcotics moving in and out of

Columbia's ports and harbors. The boats will also fulfill secondary missions of search and rescue, pro- tection of natural resources and maritime assistance.

Based upon Mako Marine's highly regarded 261-B hull, which is 26 feet long with an 8.5-foot beam, the deep-vee hull has excel- lent seakeeping characteristics, permitting the forward .50 caliber

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La Pradera, Highway 82

Post Olflce Box 986

Sonoita, Arizona 85637

Phone: 602-455-5339

FAX: 602-455-5364

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CONTACT:

AMVER Maritime Relations

Bldg. 110-Box 26

Governors Island

New York, NY 10004

Phone: (212) 668-7762

Fax: (212) 668-7684

Telex: 127594 AMVER NYK

THE AMVER SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM

NOW EXTENDING ITS COVERAGE TO THE YACHTING COMMUNITY and after port/starboard M-60 ma- chine gun stations to remain active in rough conditions.

The vessels are powered by two 175-hp Evinrude outboard engines generating speeds in excess of 40 mph. Two tactical radios, a PRC 1077 VHF and PRC 1099 HF, have been fitted to provide communica- tions with military vessels and shore stations, while a Ross DSC 500 ma- rine VHF will be used to contact commercial vessels. The coast guard boats' electronic suite also includes a

Raytheon R40X marine radar,

Ritchie compass, Raytheon depthsounder, VHF radio direction finder and a Trim pack PSN-10 GPS to provide precise navigation for in- terdiction and search and rescue missions.

To ensure that the boats can be rapidly redeployed anywhere in the country, their custom pilot houses can be split and radar masts lowered to allow airlift via Colombian Air

Force C-130 Hercules transports.

The Mako Marine-built harbor patrol boats provide the Colombian

Coast Guard with an extremely ver- satile, readily deployable and low maintenance asset.

To receive additional free infor- mation about Mako Marine and its 26-foot harbor patrol boats,

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LIBA/ESCORPION

Equipment List

Main engines Evinrude

Engine controls ....O.M.C. Binnacle

Steering controls.... Teleflex

Radar Raytheon

VHF marine radio.... Ross

VHF tactical radio ... PRC

HF tactical radio PRC

Depthsounder Raytheon

Compass Ritchie

Venezioni Marine Coatings

Now Available Through lis

Pennsylvania Office

Veneziani s.p.a., of Milan, Italy, products and services are now avail- able through Veneziani Americas of

Paoli, Pa. A full range of marine coatings are available, including in- organic zinc and epoxy tank lining technology.

The company has served the ma- rine industry since 1860 and was one of the first producers of antifouling coatings.

Coatings such as RB-191 Inorganic

Zinc have been used in ballast areas for more than 40 years. The com- pany is a division of the Maxfin

Group, and one of the Varasi Compa- nies.

For more information on Veneziani products and services,

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