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New fishery protection RIB for MST


Leading commercial RIB builder MST (Marine Specialised Technology) based in Liverpool, UK, has built a new specialist RIB for the South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee to carry onboard its patrol vessel FPV Cranogwen.


commercial applications, but its latest development in RIBs for fishery protection vessels has helped to establish the company as a front runner in the RIB-building market. Previous MST RIB builds for Fishery


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Protection vessels have been supplied for use in Russia, Germany, South Africa and the UK, and its portfolio continues to grow. MST’s latest 5.4m RIB has a beam


of 2.45m that provides a superior working platform and increased deck


ST has progressed within the RIB market, building RIBs for military


and


space. The beam of the new RIB is considerably more than that of the current RIB used by the South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee that


it The design of the layout has focussed will


replace. Its design has been developed as a shortened version of MST’s workboat model. Powered by a Volvo Penta D3-160DPS


160hp inboard diesel driving a Volvo Penta DPS (duo prop) stern drive via a jackshaft, it achieves a maximum speed of 34kts. The 100litre anti-condensation polyethylene fuel tank provides three hours endurance at full throttle, thereby enabling the RIB to travel far and wide to protect the littoral waters.


on the comfort of the crew as well as enforcement duties. To facilitate fast launch and recovery


from its mother ship, this MST RIB has a single-point lift using a spreader beam. This has been specially arranged to enable the replacement of the existing petrol


Avon Searider, to be achieved with minimal cost and adjustment to the existing davits. This new addition to the Fishery


Protection Fleet in South Wales will be used to patrol the waters between Cardiff and Cardigan. SBI


outboard-powered


Ship & Boat International November/December 2008


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