Fireboats in Guyana

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The Protector is a fireboat commissioned in Guyana in October 2019.[1]

Design

She is capable of projecting 5,000 gallons of water per minute.[1] She cost $1.4 million US dollars, or $292 in Guyana currency.

She is designed to be perform Search and rescue and water rescue, as well as assisting during civil emergencies and humanitarian missions.[1]

Operational career

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 US $1.4M fireboat commissioned, Guyana Chronicle, 2019-10-18. Retrieved on 2022-07-15. “The specially designed GY$294M vessel constructed for Guyanese water by Angloco Limited, based in the UK, is docked behind the GFS headquarters at the Transport and Harbours Stelling, Water Street, Georgetown.” mirror