New Hanover sheriff’s office adding new boat to fleet
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (StarNews) — Anyone who frequents the Masonboro Island Fourth of July bash has seen the sheriff’s office’s boat fleet — hopefully from a distance. Next summer that fleet will have a new member, thanks to a federal grant.
Spokesman Lt. Jerry Brewer said the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office currently owns three boats: a 25-foot closed-cabin boat, a 17-foot jon boat, and a 21-footer with a center console, which Brewer called “the workhorse of the unit.”
The new boat will be another center-console style boat, taking some pressure off that 7-year-old vessel.
Money for the new boat comes from the Port Security Grant Program, administered by FEMA. Brewer said the exact amount of the boat grant is still a moving target, as the office has to put it out for a contractor bid.
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