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US-Funded Upgrades Bring Coastguard Fleet to Full Strength US-Funded Upgrades Bring Coastguard Fleet to Full Strength Friday, 18 December 2020 00:00 Written by The Grenada Informer (0 votes)
Wednesday, December 16, marked the completion of the United States government’s year-long US$1 million upgrade of the Royal Grenada Police Force Coast Guard’s two nearshore intercept vessels.
The SAFE Boat Mid-Life Upgrade included a complete vessel overhaul, new engines, and a spare parts package to ensure continued operability. The upgrades extend the vessels’ performance for an additional six years and bring the Grenadian Coast Guard fleet to full strength.
The upgrade of the two Grenadian Coast Guard drug interceptor vessels was made possible through U.S. State Department’s Caribbean Basin Security Initiative’s (CBSI) Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program and U.S. Southern C