FEATURE: Arksen lands Royal Thai police boat order after YouTube discovery

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A small English boatyard has been hired to build police boats to protect the Thai Royal family after a video of its vessels was seen on YouTube.

Arksen, founded eight years ago by entrepreneur Jasper Smith, began as a sustainability-led leisure brand making apparel and land vehicles as well as boats. Today, it finds itself supplying fast patrol vessels to police and naval forces in Asia after enquiries after being spotted on the social media platform.

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