RIBs the future for commercial charter?

Stuart Hedges claims that RIBs are a cost effective solution for pilot and patrol use

Catamarans and hard sided workboats have traditionally held sway in commercial operations for crew transfer, survey and patrol vessels. Can large RIBs perform any of these tasks to the same standard? Southampton, UK-based Commercial Rib Charter seem to think so.

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