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Liverpool company Marine Specialised Technology wins 拢9m Ministry of Defence contract to build two new boats to patrol Gibraltar shores

The boats will protect the shores of Gibraltar - and 'demonstrate 海角视频 sovereignty'

Brunswick-based Marine Specialised Technology will build two new vessels to replace the Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Craft

A Liverpool company has been awarded a £9m contract to build two new boats for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The six-year contract will see Brunswick-based Marine Specialised Technology build two new vessels to replace the Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Craft.

According to the MOD, the six-year contract will support 30 jobs and create a further 25, with construction beginning this month.

The boat building process will take around 18 months, with both vessels expected to be finished in 2022. The remainder of the contract will provide four years of local support to the patrol craft.

The boats will be used to patrol HMNB Gibraltar and British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) - as well as supporting British exercises and operations in the area, keeping a close watch over Gibraltar’s shores.

Project manager for Defence Equipment and Support's (DE&S) boats team, Mark Milsom, said: “There has been a British Armed Forces presence in Gibraltar for more than a hundred years and these boats will ensure we maintain an important capability to the Royal Navy and our armed forces, as well as playing a pivotal role in patrolling our coastline, protecting domestic waters and supporting maritime interests.

"These boats will provide the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron with a modern, fast and effective capability for fulfilling their important role.”

The new boats will replace the Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Craft, HMS Pursuer and Dasher. Those two vessels very recently took over from HMS SABRE and HMS SCIMITAR, the Scimitar Class vessels that had been in service in Gibraltar for 17 years.