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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

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Coast Guard Awards Bollinger $180 Million for Four FRCs The Coast Guard last Thursday said it has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $179.7 million contract to produce four more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), bringing to 12 the number of FRCs under contract with the Louisiana-based ship builder. Bollinger Shipyard’s is under contract to build up to 34 FRCs for $1.5 billion if all options are exercised. The four vessels awarded under the latest contract option are scheduled to be delivered…

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