The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Marine Enforcement Detail has selected Moose Boats to build a new, custom catamaran patrol vessel. The 38′ M2 jetboat will be powered by twin Volvo Penta D6 engines with a combined 960 hp.
The M2 Moose Boat will offer greater capabilities then the department’s current patrol vessels for enabling personnel to resurface and dispose of the 100 plus cars and boats polluting the Sacramento County waterways. With a dedicated sonar navigational station, wide swim platform and dive ladder access including a drop-down bow door, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Dive Team will be better equipped for their missions along the river.
“Our main goal with the new boat is to clean up the Sacramento and American River to make the water better for our community,” Sacramento County Sheriff Sgt. Sam Flores said in a statement announcing the award. “We do have a list of sunken vessels and sunken vehicles that grows pretty much every week. It’s a constant battle to clean up boats and vehicles dumped in the rivers and delta waterways.”…