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Italy’s Intermarine launches country’s largest unsinkable boat for coast guard operations

CP420 Natale De Grazia
Photo: Intermarine

Italian shipbuilder Intermarine has held a launch ceremony for the CP420 “Natale De Grazia”, the longest self-righting and unsinkable boat ever built in Italy, that will support Italian Coast Guard operations.

The launch took place on December 12 at the port of Messina, Sicily. The ceremony and presentation took place in the presence of the general commander of the Corps of the Port Captaincies, Coast Guard Admiral Head Inspector Giovanni Pettorino.

The CP 420 is the first patrol boat in a new class of vessels named Angeli del Mare – Angels of the Sea. Their primary mission will be sea search and rescue in adverse meteorological and marine conditions.

Intermarine says it is one of the world’s largest search and rescue vessels, as well as the longest self-righting and unsinkable boat ever built in Italy. The CP 420 is 33.6 meters long and has a complement of 10. The light alloy hull has a deep-V structure for manoeuvrability at both high and low speeds.

“The CP 420 “Natale De Grazia” is a boat that, together with its crew, intends to demonstrate the values, the generosity and the passion of the Captain whose name it proudly bears,” said Admiral Pettorino.

The shipbuilder recently also completed deliveries of the Cabrini-class of high-speed multipurpose patrol boats (UNPAV) for Italian Special Forces.