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Business/Financial

DoJ Sues Bollinger Over Failed Coast Guard Cutter Conversion Program

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

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The Department of Justice yesterday filed suit against shipbuilder Bollinger Shipyards alleging the company made material false statements to the Coast Guard related to the conversion of existing 110-foot Island class patrol boats to 123-feet under the Deepwater Program. “An investigation by the Coast Guard and the [Deepwater] prime contractor, Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS), concluded that the calculation of hull strength reported by Bollinger to the Coast Guard prior to the conversion was false,” the DoJ said in a…

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