
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $255.1 million contract option for six Fast Response Cutters (FRC), bringing to 30 the number of Sentinel-class patrol boats under contract with the Louisiana-based company. The latest award also brings the total value of the FRC contract with Bollinger to $1.4 billion. Bollinger has delivered 10 FRCs so far. The six, 154-foot cutters contracted this week will be delivered in 2017. The Coast Guard this year modified its original…