Response Boat Medium (RB-M) Self-Righting Test

Seattle (March 17, 2008) -- The 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) #45601 successfully completes a self-righting test as part of the contractor?s Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E). The RB-M, which was accepted by the Coast Guard March 31, is an all-aluminum, 45-foot boat with twin diesel engines and water jet propulsion. It?s expected to be the primary non-heavy weather, multi-mission capable boat operating from Coast Guard small boat stations. The first boat is scheduled for delivery April 7 at Coast Guard Station Little Creek, Va. Illustration by PAC Sarah B. Foster.