The innovative. seagoing Night Cat catamaran has outstanding fuel efficiency. remarkable speed. and superior handling and maneuvering capability. as well as a unique wavepiercing engineering which addresses the problems of physical stress and injuries to crew members caused by vertical acceleration in choppy seas. These advances would provide a dramatic increase in our ability to outmaneuver smugglers and maintain control in highspeed pursuits. There is a long list of recent rave reviews from Federal. State. and local antismuggling officials. In extensive tests last September that were funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policys Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center. and carried out by the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. the Night Cat outperformed other craft up to 150 percent larger. Its design has been formally endorsed by U.S. Customs. U.S. Border Patrol. the DEA. U.S. Coast Guard.
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