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Barge Industry Security

Plan Approved

The American Waterways Operators' (AWO) Model Vessel Security Plan for the American tugboat, towboat and barge industry has been approved by the

U.S. Coast Guard. The Model Plan was developed in close consultation with the

U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers by a special AWO

Security Working Group, and serves as a template for company-specific proce- dures to prevent terrorism in the cate- gories of Awareness, Training,

Personnel Practices, Planning, and

Emergency Response. The Plan lists both required and suggested actions to take, depending on the threat level, with regard to physical security, communica- tions, and cargo. In addition, a Plan appendix categorizes nearly 100 haz- ardous cargoes to identify those that could be used as weapons of mass destruction.

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Safe Boats Wins 700-

Boat, $145-M Contract

The Coast Guard will purchase up to 700 new Defender Class Response

Boats from SAFE Boats International of

Port Orchard, Wash. The new Defender

Class boats, which will be used in home- land security missions, will replace nearly 300 non-standard shore based boats and provide a standardized plat- form for the Coast Guard's new

Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST's) which were established as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The Coast Guard selected SAFE

Boats International to manufacture the boats after a two-phased process. Three vendors were selected from written pro- posals to produce a prototype of their

The Coast Guard's new 25-ft. boats are part of the "Defender Class" boats that will replace near- ly 300 non-standard shore based boats and pro- vide a standardized platform for the Coast

Guard's new Maritime Safety and Security

Teams (MSST's) which were established as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (USCG Photo/Mike Hvozda) design. The total value of the contract is $145 million. Each boat will cost approximately $180,000. The 25-ft. (7.6-m) Response Boats, "add valuable capability to the Coast Guard as well as being more efficient in terms of training and costs," said Capt. James Maes,

Acting Chief, Officer of Boat Forces.

The boats have increased maneuverabil- ity and are capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots (46 mph) with twin outboard engines. The full cabin provides crew protection from the elements and is equipped with a state of the art naviga- tion system, heater, shock mitigating seats and a communication system capa- ble of communicating with other

Federal, State and Local Homeland

Security partners. The boat is also designed to be transportable by road or by C-130 aircraft." Delivery of the first boat is expected in July 2003 and will continue to arrive at Coast Guard units at a minimum of two per week. The

Coast Guard will purchase up to 700 boats as needed over the next seven years and represents the largest single acquisition of identical response craft ever purchased by the Coast Guard.

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