The 47-Foot motor Lifeboat is designed as a first response rescue resource for the Coast Guard in high seas, surf and heavy weather environments. They are built to withstand the most severe ...

Two 47-foot Motor Life Boat crews were launched from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet. According to the Coast Guard, the waters had “breaking-bar conditions of up to 8-foot surf.” Both crews ...

The US Coast Guard says it needs Special Purpose Craft - Heavy Weather (SPC-HWX) II because 47 ft motor lifeboats, like the one shown here operating in the US Northwest Pacific Ocean surf ...