Bollinger gets Coast Guard contract

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Bollinger Shipyards landed a contract valued at $88 million over the next decade to build a new class of faster Coast Guard patrol boats. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen announced the award Monday at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington. The Fast Response Cutter Sentinel Class patrol boat, or FRC, is a 153-foot cutter capable of speeds of more than 28 knots. (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/30/08)