Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol receives new patrol/fireboat

Moose Boats has delivered a catamaran to the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol to serve as both a law enforcement and fireboat, responding throughout the Santa Barbara harbor and coastal region.

The build features twin 300hp (225kW) Suzuki outboards with contra-rotating dual stainless-steel propellers.

A dedicated Volvo Penta diesel engine that powers its firefighting capabilities with up to 1,500 gallons per minute (5,700 litres per minute) through two TFT monitors, handline discharges and one five-inch (13cm) large supply discharge.

The pilot house is thermostatically controlled for patient care and crew comfort.

The vessel, “will provide the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol with an ideal platform geared towards marine law enforcement, emergency medical response, ocean rescue, marine firefighting, search and rescue and emergency towing operations,” said Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol Harbor Master, Nathan Alldredge.

The harbor patrol is the primary emergency response for the city’s harbor, marina, beaches and wharf. Its area of responsibility extends to the near coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean from Santa Barbara Point to Loon Point and out to three miles.