The Bahrain Coast Guard is procuring six 18 m fast patrol boats - with an option for six more -from Turkish builder Ares Shipyard and UK-based design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee. Announcing details of the project on 9 September, a senior BMT executive told IHS Jane's that the first of the composite-built Ares 58 FPB craft was now being outfitted in preparation for launch in mid-October.
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