Over the Horizon Boat V. Arnie Hammerman photo.

WorkBoat tests one of four pre-production Over the Horizon Cutter Boat Vs. It is extremely well done and extremely complementary.

A report of the contract award is here. There is a report of delivery of the first boat here.

Given the selection process, and the fact that this is the fifth iteration of the Over the Horizon Cutter Boat, we should expect that it should be a good boat, but this additional feature shows that the Coast Guard has recognized a hazard and is concerned about the health of the crews.

“This is the first Coast Guard boat to include a shock-monitoring system that provides the crew with real-time information about wave impacts on the vessel.”

Thanks to MikeB for bringing this to my attention.