01OCT2018 - NEWS - US Coast Guard on Friday green lights construction of first Offshore Patrol Cutter at Eastern Shipbuilding

Recently on Friday, the US Coast Guard exercised its contract options with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to start construction of the lead offshore patrol cutter (OPC) in Panama City, Florida. Eastern Shipbuilding has also received the go-ahead to acquire long lead-time materials for the second OPC. The Coast Guard in October 2016 awarded ESG the contract to design and construct the first series of nine Offshore Patrol Cutters, marking largest-ever vessel procurement contract ever awarded in the history of the Coast Guard.

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