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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide spill response boats?
Response Boats & Workboats
Yes.
KDT provides response boats and workboats, from shallow-draft skiffs and jon boats to boom-towing workboats and landing craft, crewed by operators qualified as the vessel and waters require.
Typical configuration
- Length
- About 16–40 ft for most response boats, larger workboats as needed
- Draft
- Shallow-draft hulls for marsh and nearshore work, typical
- Power
- Outboard or inboard diesel; outboard jet or airboat for very shallow water
- Deck gear
- Tow post or bitt, bridles, boom reels on larger boats
- Crew
- Operator plus deckhands, sized to the task
- Transport
- Trailered to the launch or delivered by water
Most of a spill response happens on the water, and that takes boats. Shallow-draft skiffs and jon boats get into marshes and backwaters. Boom boats with tow posts and deck space deploy and tend containment boom. Larger workboats and landing craft carry skimmers, bladders, crews and supplies, and run the logistics between staging and the work areas.
KDT brings the boats trailered or by water, with operators qualified as the vessel class and waters require and deckhands trained for boom work. Boats come equipped for the job: tow bridles, lines, lights, communications and the safety gear on board.
The same boats move people and supplies on flooded roads and neighborhoods after a hurricane, and support patrols and transfers on maritime security work.
Available as
- Shallow-draft skiffs and jon boats
- Boom deployment and tending boats
- Landing craft for equipment and supply runs
- Workboats for skimmer and storage support
- Airboats for marsh and flooded areas
- Crew transfer boats
What's included
- Boat with qualified operator and deckhands
- Trailer delivery to the launch or transit by water
- Lines, bridles, lights and radios
- Required safety gear on board
- Fueling and daily checks
- Decon at the end of the operation
Where it's used
- Boom deployment, tending and recovery
- Skimmer and storage support on the water
- Moving SCAT teams and shoreline crews
- Flood logistics and supply runs
- Maritime security patrols and transfers
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide spill response boats?
Yes. We supply skiffs, jon boats, boom boats, workboats and landing craft with operators qualified for the vessel and the waters, outfitted for boom and recovery work.
What kind of boat do I need to deploy boom?
In protected water a skiff or small workboat with a tow point handles most harbor boom. Longer runs and ocean boom need a larger boat with more power and deck space. Shallow marsh work needs a shallow-draft hull.
Do your boats come with crews?
Yes. Boats come with an operator qualified as the vessel and waters require, plus deckhands trained for boom handling.
Can the boats be used for flood response?
Yes. Shallow-draft boats move people, supplies and assessment teams through flooded areas after a hurricane or river flood.
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