On December 21, 2011, STX Finland Oy and the Finnish Border Guard signed an agreement on the construction of a new offshore patrol vessel. The vessel will be built at the STX Rauma ship¬yard and delivered to the customer in November 2013.
The advanced vessel will be 96 metres long and 17 metres wide and will be capable of performing a number of roles.
The main duty of the vessel is to operate in open sea patrol. In addition to ensuring border safety and serving defence purposes, the vessel will be used for other functions such as prevention of environmental damage, search and rescue, and different underwater assignments.
The vessel will run on both LNG and marine diesel, and will be capable of operating in Baltic Sea ice conditions.