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U.S. Military Charters Bollinger/Incat TSV

The U. S. Military Sealift Command has chartered a 319-ft. (97.22M), high speed catamaran theater support vessel (TSV), now under construction at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from Bollinger/Incat USA, LLC, for use as a test platform by the U. S. Navy’s Mine Warfare Command. The one-year lease has options for up to an additional 47 months and is the third similar vessel chartered from Bollinger/Incat by elements of the U. S. Department of Defense. “We are delighted with this new contract,” said Chris Bollinger, President of Bollinger/Incat, “as it is an affirmation of positive, on-going test results of Incat hull 050, JOINT VENTURE (HSV-X1), the first vessel chartered by the U.