Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships recently delivered a new welded-aluminium workboat with an enclosed center console to the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) in Fort Worth, Texas. The 23-foot (seven-metre) vessel will be operated in support of the TRWD's law enforcement efforts.
The TRWD provides safe, reliable water supply water to more than two million North Texans. The agency is also responsible for the management of four lakes utilised for boating, fishing, and other recreational water activities as well as flood damage reduction and environmental sustainability.
The vessel is equipped with two Mercury Verado 300hp (220kW) outboard engines and shock-mitigating seats for the crew. The boat also features a law enforcement lighting and siren package and a Teledyne FLIR M332 thermal camera.
As with other Silver Ships boats, the hull of the TRWD workboat satisfies ABS rules for high-speed craft. The boat also has underwater seams that are continuously welded inside and outside.
