CB90 Riverine Command Boat (RCB)

Last month it was reported the NECC was interested in the CB90, this month it appears the Navy has purchased one as a Riverine Command Boat (RCB).

Safe Boats International LLC has received a $2.8 million contract to build a 49-foot Riverine Command Boat (RCB) for the U.S. Navy.

The boat, according to the Port Orchard boat maker, will be used as a command and control platform for the Navy's Riverine force. Sailors on the boat are sealed from nuclear, biological and chemical contamination, a Safe Boat spokesman said.

These boats are fast, rugged, and built for war. The CB90 is a considerable upgrade from the boats the NECC is operating in Iraq, hopefully the US Navy has plans to buy moreCB90s for more than just as a single Riverine Command Boat (RCB).