logo type private llc industry ship building founded bremerton washington united states 1997 1997 1 2 founder scott peterson bill hansen 3 headquarters bremerton washington u.s. area served worldwide key people scott peterson ceo president products law enforcement military fire fighting vessels number of employees 276 2 288 4 website safeboats.com founded in 1997 safe boats international is an american based boat manufacturer . safe stands for secure all around flotation equipped . their headquarters is near seattle in neighboring bremerton washington . safe boats international manufactures vessels for military law enforcement fire and rescue and other agencies . safe boats also provides training program to their customers in driving and maintaining the boats . safe boats international was founded in 1997 by scott peterson and william hansen . since 1997 safe boats has further expanded to three factory locations in the port of bremerton s olympic view industrial park . 2 their motto is god country and fast boats . it is contracted by the general services administration gsa for procurement by u.s. federal and government agencies . the current ceo and president is dennis morris . contents 1 notable clients 1.1 united states government 2 earmarks 3 models 4 references 5 external links notable clients edit there are over 1 600 boats currently in service by organizations in over 50 countries around the world . 5 in 2008 the mexican navy signed a us 12 million contract for six 33 foot craft and plans to acquire 30 or more in the next two or three years . 6 in june 2009 the iraqi navy acquired 26 of the 25 foot defender class craft for us 8.4 million . they will be deployed to the iraqi port umm qasr and will secure critical infrastructure ; including the khor al amaya khawr al am yah and al ba rah oil terminals in the persian gulf . 7 in 2012 gibraltar purchased two 13 m response boats from safe boats international for the royal gibraltar police s role in combating the rise in drug trafficking in the strait of gibraltar . the rgp commissioner mr. yome was quoted as saying these are very high powered vessels and they give us a further capability out at sea they also provide more protection for our officers . 8 media reports linked the purchases with a need to combat increased drug smuggling across the straits of gibraltar . 8 united states government edit on february 5 2011 safe boats international won a u.s. government contract worth over 180 611 987 .33 to provide 470 response boat small rb s boats to u.s. coast guard shore units in order to perform law enforcement missions . it will also include 20 boats for customs and border protection and 10 boats for the u.s. navy for a total of 500 boats . 9 in may 2012 the us navy announced that sbi beat out two competitors to win a us 30 million contract to build five 78 foot mk vi patrol boats with an option for a sixth boat for another us 6million . 10 11 ultimately the us navy plans to purchase 48 mk vi patrol boats . 11 the mk vi patrol boats are based upon sbi s 780 archangel class patrol boat and the new vessels will be the navy s next generation of patrol boats . 10 12 they will have the capability to be transported and launched from large deck lph lha and lhd amphibious assault ships . 12 safe boats international stated that the contract would allow them to hire 100 new employees alongside the existing 275 employees . 10 a few months later in july 2012 safe boats international was selected to build the u.s. coast guard s new cutter boat over the horizon iv cb oth iv . safe boats will build over 100 cb oth iv vessels over a seven year period with delivery starting in 2013 . the safe boats cb oth iv vessel was selected over three other competitors vessels . 13 earmarks edit in the summer of 2010 an article was published by the seattle times claiming that former aides of patty murray the senior united states senator from washington were benefiting from earmarks added to defense appropriations bills . murray added us 57 million in earmarks to the 2011 defense appropriation bill of which 19.5 million went to clients of her former aides who now work as lobbyists . according to the article safe boats international paid lobbying firm denny miller associates us 300 000 in lobbying fees and in 2008 received 6million in an earmark sponsored by u.s. rep norman d. dicks d bremerton . safe boats ceo scott peterson said that the 2011 earmark would allow for 15 or more people a year to be hired . 14 models edit a 25 foot 8 m defender a class boat from u.s. coast guard maritime safety and security team 91106 in new york harbor . defender class boat center console 15 the center console design is a 23 to 35 foot boat with open deck space geared for a variety of mission applications . safe 23 center console safe 25 center console safe 29 center console safe 35 center console center console offshore is a 41 foot dual stepped hull boat with a go fast boat design . safe 41 center console offshore full cabin is a 25 to 38 foot boat with an enclosed cabin and an outboard driven motor . some operator include the u.s. coast guard and u.s. customs and border protection safe 25 full cabin safe 27 full cabin safe 29 full cabin safe 33 full cabin safe 38 full cabin full cabin inboard is a 36 to 65 foot boat with an enclosed cabin and an inboard diesel motor . safe 36 full cabin inboard safe 44 full cabin inboard safe 65 full cabin inboard small unit riverine craft apostle archangel references edit about safe . safeboats.com . retrieved 10 august 2012 . a b c katie scaff may 10 2012 . employer spotlight safe boats international . kitsap sun . retrieved 17 august 2012 . eric engleman september 25 2005 . buoyed by homeland spending boat maker also sells overseas . puget sound business journal . retrieved 10 august 2012 . safe boats international llc company profile . insideview . retrieved 10 august 2012 . safe boats international s company profile . safeboats.com . retrieved 9 august 2012 . greg lamm january 13 2008 . mexican navy impressed by boat builder . puget sound business journal . retrieved 10 august 2012 . hunter c. keeter november 2008 . iraqi navy s boat purchase marks milestone for coast guard fms program pdf . united states coast guard . retrieved 10 august 2012 . a b unknown july 12 2012 . rgp get more powerful sea patrol vessels . gibraltar chronicle . retrieved 10 august 2012 . u.s. government contract for small response boats . febbizopps.gov . retrieved 10 august 2012 . a b c buls bruce 2012 01 07 . safe boats building new generation navy patrol boats . workboat.com . retrieved 10 october 2013 . a b new patrol boat coming for u.s. navy defense news . defensenews.com . retrieved 10 october 2013 . a b peos boatsandcraft ss mk vi . navsea.navy.mil . 2012 05 14 . retrieved 10 october 2013 . safe boats international awarded u.s. coast guard cutter boat over the horizon iv contract . insideview . july 17 2012 . retrieved 17 august 2012 . jim brunner & jonathan martin september 29 2010 . patty murray s former aides cash in on connection . the seattle times . retrieved 17 august 2012 . product information . . safeboats.com . retrieved 15 april 2016 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title safe boats international & oldid 739035626 categories companies established in 1997shipbuilding companiesshipbuilding in washington state bremerton washingtonhidden categories use dmy dates from april 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a 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