The Air Force has taken delivery of a new firefighting and rescue rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from Silver Ships of Mobile, Ala. The ocean-capable boat has a length of 10.9 metres, a Darley firefighting pump with a rated flow of 2,100 litres of water per minute, and two Mercury Verado 223kW outboard engines that deliver a maximum speed of 43 knots. The RHIB will be operated out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. (Baird Maritime 07/09/20)
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