From now on, drug traffickers who want to sneak their merchandise through the Cadiz coast will have it a little more difficult. Or quite. No matter how fast they navigate their “rubbers”, the narco-boats that they use to transport drugs from the Moroccan coast to the south of the peninsula, the organized gangs will find it difficult to measure themselves with the Civil Guard. Why it has a first and last name: Aister HS60 River Flumenthe patrol boat that the Provincial Maritime Service of Algeciras has just signed.
The boat is in the words of its owner, Javier Rasillafrom the Galician shipyard Aisterthe patrol boat for police intervention “fastest in the world”. “A milestone for shipbuilding in Spain”, she celebrates. Bazas has to stand out.
The new boat is capable of reaching a top speed of up to 60 knots, equivalent to 111 kilometers per hour. And most importantly: triple about 22 knots reached by the boats that the Benemérita now had.
Gain muscle on the coast of Algeciras
His speed is joined by his maneuverability and stabilitywhich notably increases the security of the agents”, stand out from the Government Sub-delegation in Cádiz. your Facebook account stresses that the Aister HS60 is “the fastest police intervention boat in the world today”.
Does it really hold that merit?
Although the 60 knots of the HS60 reinforce the muscle of the Civil Guard to combat drug trafficking, endowing it with “great capacity and security”, as highlighted by the state sub-delegate, José Pacheco, the truth is that they would lag somewhat behind the patrol boats V.6000 Levriero class of the Finance Guard.
According to the Italian authorities, the boats, classified as Vedette Velocissime, can exceed 70 knots and are capable of making very tight turns at high speeds. “They are the fastest police units currently in service in the Mediterranean and Europe,” presumes the organism.
Its units entered service progressively between 1999 and 2003 and currently, at least according to details the Polizia del Mare website, last updated at the end of last year, four remain in service, one from the II series and three from the III series. Two are used for training at the Nautical School.
The HS60, almost 18 meters long and 4.5 beam, incorporates two inboard engines of 1800 hp and thrusters water jets last generation. Although the boat left the Aister shipyard, based in Moaña, Rías Baixas, its day to day will take place at the other end of the country. your destiny is Algeciras.
During his presentation, Pacheco expressed his confidence that the Flumen River is not the only patrol boat in the region. The objective would be to put out another three to tender. The second of its kind, already under construction, will go to Huelva.
The HS60 costs around €1.8 million and, in addition to its powerful engines, it offers important benefits for the crew, such as a steering position with 360 degree visibilityergonomic seats with anti-shock cushioning, a navigation radar, satellite communication system and a powerful light projector with a range of 1,200 m, precise The reason.
Resources for defend the coasts and that drug traffickers think twice when it comes to trusting in the advantage that their “rubber bands” now offer them.
Images: Aister and Sub-delegation of the Government in Cádiz
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