VESSEL REVIEW | FIC-1700 – UK-built interceptor boat with increased capacity and range

The FIC was built to provide greater speed, endurance, range, firepower and carrying capacity, allowing operators to travel further, more quickly and with greater autonomy and stealth.

“The owner wanted a very high-speed, long-range solution for VBSS [visit, board, search and seizure, ed] operations, which would dramatically enhance their existing capabilities, offering them autonomy and greater flexibility in extreme conditions,” Philip Hilbert, Sales Director at the MST Group, told Baird Maritime.

“Naturally this required a much larger platform size and whilst the FIC is significantly larger than traditional small interceptors, it is engineered to deliver agility that rivals smaller platforms through high-power-to-weight density and advanced stabilisation to achieve tactical agility and rapid response times typically found only in smaller interceptors.”