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Bollinger delivers fast response cutter

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC William Hart, the 34th fast response cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took deliver May 23 in Key West, Florida.
The 154-foot Sentinel-class fast response cutter has a flank speed over 28 knots, state of the art command, control, communications and computer technology, and a stern launch system for the vessel’s 26-foot cutter boat, Bollinger said in a press release.
This vessel is named after Coast Guard Hero William Hart. In November 1926, while assisting a crew abandon ship due to heavy seas and treacherous weather, Hart skillfully maneuvered his boat near the tug and took off the crew. While doing so, one member of the crew of the tug fell overboard and was in imminent danger of drowning.
Hart jumped overboard and affected the rescue at great personal risk. For his heroic and selfless action, Hart was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal on May 24, 1927.

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