Rafnar delivers third RIB in series to Hellenic Coast Guard

By Baird Maritime - August 24, 2020

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Written by Baird Maritime on August 24, 2020. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

*The first of ten 11-metre RIBs in a series built by Rafnar for the Hellenic Coast Guard (Photo: Rafnar)*

Icelandic builder Rafnar, through Athens-based subsidiary Rafnar Hellas, has delivered the third unit of a planned series of 10 rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) ordered by the Hellenic Coast Guard.

The RIB has an LOA of 11 metres, NATO level three anti-ballistic panels, and three Mercury 335kW outboard engines that deliver a maximum speed in excess of 50 knots.

Missions will include border patrols and search and rescue (SAR).