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Coastal Patrol Boat

Reef Shark Commissioning
Crew members of the USCGC Reef Shark standing at attention as the cutter is commissioned at Coast Guard Station San Juan in Puerto Rico. (Photo by Ricardo Castrodad/United States Coast Guard)

The 87' Coastal Patrol Boat (CPB) acquisition was developed to replace the aging fleet of 82' Point Class cutters and improve mission performance in the areas of Search and Rescue, Enforcement of Laws and Treaties, Marine Environmental Protection and Port Security and Safety. Learn more about the CPB>>

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Reef Shark, commissioned on March 23, is the final CPB to be commissioned in Coast Guard Service. The project also has delivered two of a total of four boats for the U.S. Navy and two Republic of Malta CPBs (sold through the Acquisition Directorate's Foreign Military Sales program).

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RADM Blore: Completion of the Marine Protector-Class CPB Project and a look to the Future

I had the recent opportunity to visit Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana. The reason for my visit was to celebrate the pending delivery of the 75th Coastal Patrol Boat (CPB), SEA FOX, and the completion of the successful 87-foot Marine Protector-class CPB project.
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Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark Rescues 3 Men in Waters off Fortuna Bay, Saint Thomas

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark rescued three men Saturday night aboard a 14-foot pleasure craft, after their vessel became disabled and adrift in waters southwest of Fortuna Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Read more>>

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