SeaArk Marine, USA, has delivered 'Cayman Guardian', a 19.8-metre Dauntless RAM patrol boat to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Marine Unit .
The fast patrol boat is to be assigned to the joint Customs, Police and Immigration Marine Unit for border protection in helping to prevent drug and illegal immigrant trafficking in the Cayman Islands.
The vessel is powered by twin MAN diesel engines at 820kW each coupled to ZF gears. This patrol boat can attain a top speed of 34 knots with a comfortable cruising speed of 28 knots. All enclosed cabin spaces are fully climate controlled. The pilothouse includes hydraulic suspension seating for a crew of six with dedicated navigator, communication and engineer stations. In addition, the pilothouse also includes an emergency treatment table, as well as weapon and ammo storage lockers.
The electronic suite includes extensive communications equipment, two fully integrated radar sets with GPS, auto pilot, plotters and SAT NAV equipment. The vessel is equipped with an infra-red camera and a closed circuit TV system with three, cameras, fore deck, aft deck and engine room.
The weather deck equipment includes an electric / hydraulic deck crane, forward weapon station and, aft, port and starboard weapon stations. All weapon stations are equipped with David Clark communications systems to the pilothouse command.
SeaArk Marine also built the 'Cayman Protector' in 1994, and delivered the 'Cayman Defender' in September 2008.