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For Immediate Release
Los Angeles County Sheriff Awards Moose Boats With A Contract For A Patrol / Search & Rescue / Fire Boat
Moose Boats, an aluminum boat manufacturer, has been awarded a contract
from the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Marina del Rey, for a Moose 320C
Catamaran Jet Boat. This is a 33’-6” all aluminum jet powered
catamaran with twin Cummins 380hp turbo diesels, propelled by Hamilton
292 water jets. This vessel can attain a top speed of over 35 knots,
cruise at approximately 28 knots, come to a full-speed stop in less
than two boat lengths and turn on a dime. Its 21” draft will allow
all of this to be done in less than 3’ of water. The craft is
fully equipped for law enforcement, search and rescue efforts and fire
fighting capabilities.
The
mission of this vessel is to provide Marina del Rey Sheriff’s
Harbor Patrol a quick response vessel for marine emergencies. Marina
del Rey is the world's largest man-made small craft harbor and is home
port to approximately 5,500 boats. The Harbor Patrol detail is responsible
for law enforcement on the water and on the docks. Part of the detail's
job is education and crime prevention. Typical calls for service range
from enforcement stops for boating law or safety violations to open
water rescue and medical emergencies. In the past, the Marina harbor
patrol detail has responded as ‘first responders’ to incidents
such as airplane crashes, numerous boat fires & explosions, cars
in the water and capsized vessels. This vessel will also be utilized
as a dive platform for underwater rescues and recoveries.
Moose
has also built a similar vessel for the United States Park Police for
security and patrol at the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, New York
Harbor and surrounding areas. Moose Boats is also building multiple
vessels, of similar design, for the US NAVY and the Department of Transportation.
The Moose Boat design was chosen because of its fast and stable catamaran
hull and its powerful water jet propulsion which is well suited to meet
mission requirements.
About Moose Boats:
Moose Boats (www.mooseboats.com),
headquartered in Petaluma, CA, builds unique, functional, good looking,
rugged boats for a wide range of uses including recreational, sport
fishing, commercial, law enforcement and government markets.
Editorial notes:
Based in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, Cummins MerCruiser Diesel
is responsible for designing, manufacturing and providing after-sales
support worldwide for marine products. It offers a broad range of power,
with available ratings from 120–670HP for recreational applications
and 77–588HP for commercial use. Cummins MerCruiser Diesel is
a joint venture between Cummins, Inc., and Mercury Marine and can be
found on the Internet at www.cmdmarine.com.
For further
information, contact Ted Varner (CMD Communications Manager) at 843-745-1586
or
ted.varner@cummins.com.
High resolution photography can be downloaded from our FTP site: http://www.cmdmarine.com/ftp10.
