About Patrol Boat
A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence duties. There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, police force or customs and may be intended for marine or estuarine or river environments.
On patrol with Tunisia's coast guard: Nine boats in 24 hours
... Within half an hour of our departure from the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax and boarding the national coast guard Patrol Boat, the radar had intercepted its first signal...
Ministers face renewed pressure over boat crossings
... French authorities said the migrant boat was first detected by a commercial vessel, before a French Patrol Boat was dispatched to the boat in distress...
Negligence may have led to 36 migrant deaths in Canary Islands, lawsuit alleges
... A Patrol Boat was despatched, but it arrived 10 hours after the migrants dinghy was first spotted by a Spanish rescue plane...
Hundreds of migrants rescued off Canary Islands
... But the ship did not aid the dinghy because the operation had been taken over by Moroccan officials, which dispatched a Patrol Boat that arrived on Wednesday morning, 10 hours after it had been spotted by a Spanish rescue plane, according to Reuters...
At least 30 migrants feared dead in Canary Islands disaster
... The ship did not aid the dinghy because the operation had been taken over by Moroccan officials, which dispatched a Patrol Boat that arrived on Wednesday morning, 10 hours after it had been spotted by a Spanish rescue plane, Reuters reports...
Charity swimmer Iain Hughes missing in English Channel
... Multi-national search" In spite of search efforts involving French and Belgian military helicopters, plus navy and police Patrol Boats, Iain s whereabouts remain unknown, " the fire service statement continued...
Obituary: Nigel Lawson
... After completing his national service in the Royal Navy, where he commanded a fast Patrol Boat, he went into journalism...
Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat
... The newspaper, Le Monde, quoting a leaked French police report, says the UK authorities sent a rescue vessel to the scene - but that they also asked France to send its Patrol Boat, Le Flamant, because it was closer...
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