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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has taken delivery of the 12th and final 8000TD hovercraft of a batch ordered in 2011 under a GBP32 million (USD51.1 million) procurement contract with UK-based manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork.
Following on from six similar units that were built in 2000-01 (two at Griffon's Southampton facility, and four by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata), delivery of the craft brings to 18 the number of medium-lift 8000TD air cushion vehicles now in ICG service.
One of the five Griffon Hoverwork 8000TDs in service with the Saudi Arabian Border Guard, showing the bow ramps and space for an embarked small 4x4 utility vehicle. (Griffon Hoverwork)
The last of the 21.3 m-long, 25 tonne (full load displacement) craft was delivered to Mumbai on 5 September 2014, a Griffon marketing executive told IHS Jane's .
Following on from six similar units that were built in 2000-01 (two at Griffon's Southampton facility, and four by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata), delivery of the craft brings to 18 the number of medium-lift 8000TD air cushion vehicles now in ICG service.
The last of the 21.3 m-long, 25 tonne (full load displacement) craft was delivered to Mumbai on 5 September 2014, a Griffon marketing executive told IHS Jane's .
