23 July 2007

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INTERMARINE LAUNCHES THE 36 M FAST PATROL BOAT OF THE "DI BARTOLO" CLASS "G9 CINUS" AND THE FIRST 22 M "BURATTI CLASS" "G200 VICEBRIGADIERE BURATTI" UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ITALIAN FINANCE POLICE

The launching ceremony took place in the morning at Intermarine yard in Sarzana. The vice-secretary of the Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Forceri, and the Commander in Chief of the italian Finance Police, Cosimo D'Arrigo, and the President of Immsi, Roberto Colaninno, attended the ceremony.

Today, at 10 am, in Sarzana shipyard, took place the launching ceremony of the second 36 meters patrol boat "G9 Cinus" and the first 22 meters Fast Patrol Boat "G200 Vicebrigadiere Buratti".

The "G9 Cinus" is a 36,5 fast patrol boat interely constructed in composit material with a large use of advanced technology fibres, like carbon fibre.

Particulary adapted also for patrolling mission in blue water, this vessel can operate at high speed also in rough sea.

The "G200 Vicebrigadiere Buratti" is the prototipe of this new Class of 23 vessels and gives the name at the class too : "Buratti Class".

The 22 m is wholly made in FRP: hull bottom and sides are in single skin stiffened by glass fibre; superstructure and deck are in sandwick with skins in carbon fibres.

The propulsion system consists of two diesel engines driving two fixed pitch propellers , and allows achieving a top speed in excess of 30 knots.

 

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