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    Constructing the CCG Hero class [Merged]

    My issue with the ETVs  is not the day rate, it's the fact that we're leasing a capability that in my opinion is superfluous.  We're not in the business of towing oil rigs.  I don't think the CCG or the public is going to get their money's worth with these 16,000hp Offshore Supply Vessels that...
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    Constructing the CCG Hero class [Merged]

    There are also the two new-to-us Emergency Towing Vessels that the CCG leased from Atlantic Towing.  They've got the equipment and the skills for towing everything up to and including oil rigs, but they cost $30K each per day to have sitting at the dock.
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    Constructing the CCG Hero class [Merged]

    One notable difference between the CCG MSPVs and the original Dutch design is how the RHIB is launched.  On the Damen 4207, the RHIB is launched from a stern ramp.  On the MSPVs, the RHIB is launched with a crane.  Why do it that way? Because the MSPVs are patrol vessels, and usually carry at...
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