[OSMB-News] News Release -Wasco County Receives New Marine Patrol Boat

[Massey, Ashley]

For Immediate Release                       Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Wasco County Receives New Marine Patrol Boat

[cid:image002.jpg at 01D02F50.4CD808E0]              The Oregon State Marine Board recently delivered a 2015, 22-foot River Wild jet boat, built by Liquid Technologies in Grants Pass, to the Wasco County Sheriff's Office on October 29.  This new boat replaces a 1991, 24-foot Almar that the agency has used for on-the-water patrols.  The boat was on display at the recent Portland Boat Show.
            The new River Wild boat has a special purpose law enforcement 6.0 motor built by KEM Equipment in Tualatin, OR.  The design and construction address rough waters as well as shallow water operations.  The hull construction features a double-layer transom and bottom, with special rub rails for side (starboard and port) protection.
            The Wasco County Marine Patrol provides recreational boating enforcement services and emergency response on the Columbia River and Deschutes River.  Wasco County has 16,873 surface acres of water and approximately 57,054 boat use days between those two waterbodies.
"The extended engine life and improved fuel efficiency should save approximately $42,000 over the 20-year life of the boat," says Mervin Hee, Waterways Coordinator for the Marine Board.  "Because it's built with the most modern technology, this boat will be much more cost-effective to operate with very little maintenance and huge fuel savings.  This boat will serve the boaters of Wasco County for decades."
The Marine Board is funded by registration fees and marine fuel taxes paid by boaters. No general fund tax dollars are used to support the agency or its programs.  Boater-paid fees go back to boaters in the form of boating safety services (on-the-water enforcement, training and equipment), education/outreach materials and boating access facilities.
For more information about the Marine Board's law enforcement partnerships with county Sheriff's Offices and the Oregon State Police, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/BoatLaws/pages/index.aspx.

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Ashley A. Massey
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Oregon State Marine Board
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