Six high-speed aluminium patrol craft for Trinidad and Tobago

In late December 2009, the ‘YT 802 Valiant’, the first of a new series of Z-Tech 4500-class tugs for the United States Navy Pilots was handed over to her owners.

Six high-speed aluminium patrol craft for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) have been delivered. Capable of speeds greater than 40 knots and armed with general purpose machine guns and a 20mm cannon, the 30-metre vessels, designed and built by Australian shipbuilder Austal.

The US Coast Guard Station in Burlington has recently taken delivery of a new air boat to assist in ice rescues on Lake Champlain, New York. Coast Guard Station Burlington crewmembers demonstrate their new air boat’s capabilities on Lake Champlain.

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