Bollinger Shipyards and the Coast Guard on Friday at the company's shipyard in Louisiana laid the keel for the first 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter, the Bernard C. Webber, which is slated to be delivered in spring 2011 and be home ported in Miami. The keel laying ceremony marks the official start of construction. Bollinger is currently under contract to build four FRCs. The Coast Guard plans to purchase up to 34 of the cutters at a cost of around…
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