New coast guard vessels to be built in Poland

Five new vessels for the Norwegian Coast Guard will be built by by the Gryfia Shipyard in Stettin, Poland, with an option to build another five ships.

The cost will be a bit more than NOK 60 million per vessel.

This made it impossible for Norwegian yards to compete. The lowest Norwegian bid was reportedly NOK 7-8 million higher than that from the Polish yard, according to NRK.

The new vessels will replace older ships, and will be equipped to carry out fishery inspection, rescue missions as well as police and customs patrols.

The first vessel will be delivered sometime before next summer.

(Source: The Norway Post)

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