USCG deployable pursuit boat

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U.S. Coast Guard 38' Deployable Pursuit Boat (DPB)

U.S. Coast Guard 38' Deployable Pursuit Boat (DPB) getting some air.

The 38 ft (11.6 m) Deployable Pursuit Boat (DPB) gives the United States Coast Guard a new capability in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific. About 85% of the cocaine smuggled through those areas travels on "go-fasts", 30 to 40 ft (9 to 12 m) high speed craft which each carry 1,000 to 2,000 kg of illegal narcotics. Working with other Coast Guard assets, DPB crews will be able to intercept and board "go-fasts", and significantly reduce the flow of drugs through the transit zone.

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