Page 101: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (November 2018)

RIBS & Patrol CraftRIBS & Patrol Craft oatbuilders continue to look to the lucrative RIBS and patrol boats sector for new orders: a number of deliveries of newly designed vessels have taken place over the past year and there are further or-

RIBS & PATROL CRAFT ders in the pipeline for next year, 2020 and beyond.

B

Edited By Tom Mulligan

Royal Canadian Navy chooses transfer vessel and general workboat. three of Rosborough’s ? agship Rough Rosborough Boats was established in

MRRBs from Rosborough Boats Twelve of the Rough Water 8.50 MRRBs Water 9.11s for the Canadian Coast Canada in 1955 and builds semi-cus-

The Royal Canadian Navy has se- are currently in production, with the ? rst Guard’s new Arctic SAR program. These tomized vessels from six to more than lected Rosborough Boats’ new Rough three vessels delivered after passing the full Wheelhouse RHIBs will provide in- ten meters in length, specializing in par-

Water Combatant as the multi-role res- RCN’s testing and evaluation procedure. shore SAR in remote areas of Canada’s ticular in creating boats for naval board- cue boat (MRRB) for its Harry DeWolf The Open Combatant and Wheelhouse Arctic coastine. ing party, policing/patrolling, SAR,

Class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ves- Coast Watch series are Rosborough ’s Rough Water RHIBs and D-Collar ves- conservation and protection, dive op- sels (AOPVs). The Rough Water RHIBs new D-Collar con? gurations, available sels are presently in service with several erations, water ambulance, oil platform will serve as the ship’s platform for the from 7.9 to 10.5 meters in length, and Canadian federal, provincial and munic- assistance, survival training and general

RCN’s Enhanced Naval Boarding Party allow for a greater diversity of layouts ipal agencies and US state and municipal workboat applications.

(ENBP), as well as a search-and-rescue and capabilities on the Rough Water hull agencies; as well as in the private sector www.rosboroughboats.com (SAR) platform, dive tender, personnel form. Other recent deliveries include in Canada and the UK.

A specialized RIBCRAFT 7.8 was re- cently delivered by RIBCRAFT USA for tow operations and use in commercial dive appli- cations. (Photo: © RIBCRAFT USA, LLC) www.marinelink.com 101

MR #11 (98-105).indd 101 MR #11 (98-105).indd 101 11/6/2018 12:17:06 PM11/6/2018 12:17:06 PM