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servation auxiliary power to main turbines running at 75% power bringing the craft on plane to 50 Knots for the high intercept speed and to set coarse set course for simultane- ous interdiction. This concept, more and more, will be- come a realistic scenario as the war on terrorism becomes more intensi? ed and as terrorists and other clandestine naval operations against the United States shipping lanes and ports intensi? es. When it does, maintaining patrol, interdiction and surveillance programs will require more vessels, extending the area of coverage, using smaller high- speed vessels that are designed to cover large amounts of ocean in rough sea conditions. Enter the PI-65. Four years in development, the PI-65 is already in pro- duction, with two vessels already delivered to undisclosed government buyers and several more are in the pipeline; none, however, with the new Gas Turbine / APU Electric Drive arrangement. Thats about to change because the new arrangement saves fuel, increases at sea endurance and pro- duces (very quickly) speeds of up to 50 knots. In essence, there are three options to operate this innovative craft: Weeks Marine, Inc. ] ?? vP ? µu (}? Æ? ?] v PORT ENGINNERS v v??Ç o À o JR PORT ENGINNERS ,}µuU > X ?}]? }vX }u? ? ? À tP t Æ oo v? v . ? Wo À]]? }µ? ? ? ?P ? www.weeksmarine.com (}? i} ?]?? }v v ??o]? }vX Z µu uÇ (}?Á? ?} pecov@weeksmarine.com }? (Æ ?} 985-875-2575 Kl Dl &l l s www.marinelink.com MN Sept2013 Layout 82-95.indd 958/30/2013 1:25:16 PM
