Spanish builder Rodman Polyboats has delivered a new coastal patrol boat to the State Tax Administration Agency, the body responsible for countering organised crime, money laundering and drug trafficking both on land and in Spanish waters.
The newbuild, christened Gavilán I, is a Rodman 33-class patrol boat constructed by Rodman’s facility in Moaña, and now stationed in Muros Bay in the province of A Coruña. Fashioned from a mix of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) and composites, the vessel features a length of 11.4m (overall), a maximum beam of 3.4m and a maximum draught of 0.75m. The boat has been designed for up to four crew members, and particularly for missions in bays and river mouths.
Gavilán I is equipped with two Mercury F350 four-stroke outboards, each delivering an output of 350hp (261kW), and this set-up permits a maximum speed in excess of 40knots. The Rodman 33 also features an onboard fuel capacity of 800litres and a freshwater capacity of 50litres, and its range surpasses 150nm, Rodman Polyships adds.
