Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson and Commandant of Coast Guard Admiral Paul Zukunft on Design Award for the Offshore Patrol Cutter
The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard has announced that Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., of Panama City, Florida has been awarded a contract to continue development of the Offshore Patrol Cutter. The contract includes $110.29M for detail design of the Offshore Patrol Cutter and options for production of the lead ship and up to eight follow-on cutters.