Superior performance with excellent stability, strength and survivability
Textron Systems' 47-foot Moto Lifeboat (MLB) is a rugged, highly survivable all-aluminum rescue boat that significantly enhances the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) ability to perform search and rescue operations in heavy weather conditions.

MLB combines many technological innovations. Its lightweight, rugged marine grade aluminum hull withstands impacts from 20-foot breaking waves at three times the force of gravity. Twice as fas as its 44-foot predecessor, the 47-foot MLB can transit in excess of 25 knots, providing a significant improvement in response time during life-threatening situations. MLB's inherent self-righting capability permits it to self-right in less than 10 seconds — with all machinery remaining fully operational — when pitch-poled or rolled into swells.

Through innovative engineering and design, the MLB offers recessed well on both port and starboard sides. Special safety fittings mounted at optimal intervals around the hull of the boat allow rescuers to remain safely harnessed to the boat during transit in pitching and rolling seas.

Increasingly, modern navies, marine police agencies, coast guards, firefighters and civil patrols require rugged vessels that can operate effectively in multimission roles. Because MLB is capable in 60-knot wind conditions and 20-foot surf, the operating window for missions is much larger than in years past. Textron Systems' MLB is a proven multipurpose platform that offers unparalleled survivability.