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The Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) is a 45-foot (14 m) utility boat used by the United States Coast Guard. It is intended as a replacement for the Coast Guard's fleet of 41-foot (12 m) utility boats (UTB), which have been in use by the Coast Guard since the 1970s. The Coast Guard plans to acquire 170[2] of these RB-Ms over a 6–10 year period.[3] The boats will be built by Kvichak Marine Industries of Kent, Washington and Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin.[4]
According to the US Coast Guard, "While primarily a Search and Rescue (SAR) asset when the 41' UTB was first fielded, the evolution of missions has increased the requirement to perform many missions including Recreational Boating Safety (RBS), Marine Environmental Protection (MEP), Enforcement of Laws and Treaties (ELT), Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) and Defense Operations (DO), including those traditional missions associated with Homeland Security.
Security is no joke in Port Everglades.!
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