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» Patrol vesselsMer et Marine36INTERNATIONAL SHOWS » 2014-2015© KERSHIPRPB 20The RPB 20 patrol boats soldby Raidco Marine have beena major market success, withorders for more than 60 vesselsbooked over the last fewyears.Following the sale of 24 unitsto French customers, othercustomers include Gabon(4), Guinea (3), Mauritania(2), Morocco (11), Nigeria (4),Senegal (4), South Africa (2) andTunisia (4). The latest additionto the list is Libya, which tookdelivery of two RPB 20s in 2013.The design features a doublechinedeep-V hull offering excellentseakeeping and comfort inaddition to high pursuit speeds.The GRP hull includes a sternramp for the launch and recoveryof a 5m RHIB carrying inspectorsor a response force. «The CPV 82 was specially developedby Kership as a compact version of theCPV 105 for coastal patrol duties. Itspanoramic flybridge offers the crewan direct, unobstructed view of theoutside environment to complementits advanced day/night electro-opticalsensors. Fast and with impressiveendurance, the CPV 82 is designed forall types of maritime security missionsincluding interception. It has a sternramp for the rapid launch and recoveryof a 4.9m RHIB carrying inspectors orspecial forces. Designed to commercialstandards and classified by BureauVeritas, the CPV 82 is a robust,low-maintenance platform with analuminium hull. «CPV 82» DIMENSIONS (m): 25 x 5.9» POWER: 2,060 kW» SPEED: 30 kts» RANGE: 1,200 NM at 12 kts» ACCOMMODATION: 10» WEAPONS: 12.7 to 20 mm» DIMENSIONS (M): 20 x 5.29 x 1.49» POWER: 1,470 kW» SPEED: 28 to 35 kts» RANGE: 500 NM at 15 kts» ACCOMMODATION: 5 (+ 3)» WEAPONS: Machine guns© RAIDCO MARINERaidco Marine’s RPB 12coastal surveillancevessel is available inpilot or rescue craft versions. Aroundfifteen units have been sold to France,Belgium, Mauritania and Senegal. Themost recent customer is Côte d’Ivoire,which took delivery of four vessels in2014. With a double-chine deep-V hullmade from a glass-resin complex, theRPB 12 is ideal for surveillance andinterception missions in littoral watersand harbour approaches. Equippedwith a waterjet or propeller (V-drive)propulsion system, it can reach a topspeed of 35kts, and is also availablein an unsinkable self-righting versionmeeting SOLAS standards. «RPB 12» DIMENSIONS (m): 11.65 x 3.75» POWER: 460 to 700 kW» SPEED: 27 to 35 kts» ACCOMMODATION: 2 (+ 4)» WEAPONS: Machine guns© RAIDCO MARINESafesea 12Sibiril Technologies presents theSafesea 12 patrol boat. Developedby the Brittany-based shipbuilder inassociation with Pierre Delion NavalArchitects, the Safesea 12 is anefficient, simple, and robust patrolboat with outstanding seakeepingperformance. Unsinkable and selfrighting,the Safesea 12 builds on» DIMENSIONS (m): 11.8 x 3.65» POWER: 520 kW» SPEED: 30 ktsSibiril’s long-standing experiencebuilding heavy-duty professionaland public service boats for rolesincluding piloting, firefighting, crewtransport and SAR. In 2015, theshipyard will be delivering the firstin-classof a new generation of 18mpatrol vessels ordered by the Frenchlifeboat association SNSM. «» ACCOMMODATION: 8» WEAPONS:Machine GunUAVs© SIBIRIL TECHNOLOGIES