A Coast Guard crew from Station Boston operates a new Response Boat-Medium in Boston Harbor, April 13, 2009. The 45-foot boat was delivered to Coast Guard Station Boston, March 28, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Luke Pinneo)
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The Coast Guard Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) Acquisition Project is the third
initiative in the Response Boats 2010 strategic vision and transition plan,
aimed at standardizing and revitalizing the Coast Guard’s shore-based
response fleet. The RB-M will re-capitalize capabilities of the existing
multi-mission 41’ Utility Boats (UTB) and multiple nonstandard boats to
meet the needs of the Coast Guard.
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RB-M 45611 was delivered to Station Port Aransas in Texas July 17, 2009.
RB-M 45612 delivery to Station New York, NY in August 2009.
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Port Aransas rescued two San Antonio men 5 miles off the coast of Port Aransas July 25, 2009. Read more>>
Coast Guard Station Boston crewmembers debuted their new law enforcement and search and rescue boat in Boston April 16. The 45-foot response boat medium was delivered to Coast Guard Station Boston on March 28, 2009, and is the third initiative in the Response Boats 2010 strategic vision and transition plan, aimed at standardizing and revitalizing the Coast Guard’s shore-based response fleet.
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Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) 45603 from Station Key West was dispatched to interdict 28 Cuban migrants aboard a go-fast vessel within the Straits of Florida on Monday, April 6, 2009. These Cuban migrants were repatriated back to Cuba.
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John Walsh and the crew of the TV show, "America's Most Wanted" visited Sector Key West, Fla. on Feb. 24, to film an epidsode of the program profiling smuggling operations.
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Acquisition Directorate (pdf)
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Surface (pdf)
National Security Cutter (pdf)
Mission Effectiveness Project (pdf)
Sentinel Class Patrol Boat (pdf)
Response Boat-Medium (pdf)
Response Boat-Small (pdf)
Great Lakes Ice Breaker Replacement (pdf)
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