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BMT Partners with Ares Shipyard to Deliver 17 Patrol Boats for Qatar Coastguard.
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The "ARES 75 Hercules" multi-role patrol craft is also intended for littoral and coastal waters law-enforcement, open sea rescue operations and naval duties. It is 23 meters in length and displaces 58 tons. Its maximum speed is 52 knots. |
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Kerim Kalafatoglu,
Managing Director of Ares Shipyard explains: “Developing a vessel
that far exceeds the customer’s expectations in both looks and,
performance, could only be made possible through the effective partnership
between BMT and Ares. A challenging project such as this, delivery 17
vessels in total, means that having a reliable and experienced partner
such at BMT Nigel Gee is all the more important.” |
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The larger "ARES 150 Hercules" multi-role patrol craft is intended for offshore and littoral waters law-enforcement, open sea rescue operations and naval duties. It is 46 meters in length and displaces 245 tons. Its maximum speed is 40 knots. |
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Commenting
on the project John Bonafoux, BMT Nigel Gee’s Managing Director,
said: “We are delighted to continue our collaboration with Ares
and for the opportunity to extend and reinforce our expertise in high
speed patrol boats. We have worked with Ares on a wide variety of projects
and given the demand in the market for such specialist types of vessels,
we look forward to developing this relationship further.” The project will last a period of 5 years with the first vessel on sea trials early in 2016. |
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