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Offshore Powerboat – Powerboat P1 Gothenburg 7th-9th August 2009 – Just some short clips from the harbour, and some pics of the girls surrounding the boats
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has acquired an advanced-design high-speed interceptor vessel for inspection, evaluation and pursuit of smugglers’ boats entering U.S. waters.
The 43-foot 1,400 hp “go-fast†test vessel has been making the rounds in different U.S. ports. It made an appearance in Texas in late July and is scheduled to remain berthed in San Diego for two weeks.
CBP’s Office of Air and Marine personnel in San Diego is testing the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator (ACTD) for possible future purchase by CBP… Details
Powerboat P1 World Championship. Lucas Oil Outerlimits pilots Nigel Hook and Joe Sgro are both in good spirits despite sustaining minor injuries in Sunday’s Evolution Class Endurance Race.
Neither pilot endured serious injury with Hook suffering facial bruising and a mild concussion whilst Sgro experienced short-term memory loss.
Reflecting on the incident, a cheerful Hook said he felt ‘as fit as a twenty-year-old.’
Having returned to the dry-pits to observe the terminal damage to the Lucas Oil Outerlimits hull, Hook said: ‘We’re both fine – in better shape than the boat anyway – there’s a little bit of soreness there… DetailsÂ