Shark delivers patrol boat to SJ policia

JEANERETTE, La. - Metal Shark shipbuilding delivered a new 36-foot welded-aluminum patrol boat to the Policia San Juan, Puerto Rico, police department, it’s news customer on the island. The patrol boat is a 36 Fearless stepped-bottom center console vessel built at Metal Shark’s Jeanerette, La., production facility and custom-configured to meet the specialized requirements of the San Juan Police Department. The high-performance craft has been equipped with triple 300 HP Suzuki outboard engines and reaches a top speed in excess of 50 knots. Other mission-enhancing features include a custom 36” dive door and dive ladder, underwater lighting, twelve dive tank holders, Garmin Radar, and FLIR camera. Metal Shark has now delivered five new patrol boats in the past three years to Puerto Rico, where another law enforcement agency, the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), also operates a fleet of Metal Shark vessels. (Source: Metal Shark 01/27/20)