Hurricane ALU K13 Coast Guard

All-welded aluminium hull and superstructure with frames at 600 mm and bottom longitudinals at 200 mm, mainly 4–5 mm extruded plate. The engine bed is designed to keep vibration low, an anti-slamming coating and sound-damping foam reduce noise, and a flush sacrificial anode system protects against corrosion. Lifting points are integrated in bow and stern; designed service life is 15 years.

Bridge forward with all controls, instruments and navigation within reach of helmsman and navigator, flush-mounted instruments and a glare-free night environment. Two Norsap 1000 seats with navigation control units in the armrests, plus a third swivelling seat at the chart desk. Tempered safety glass all around, tinted roof windows, wipers with spray and demisters, and two watertight 750 mm doors that lock open. An outside standing control post behind the wheelhouse has engine, bow-thruster and horn controls.

Saloon with dining table and work desk with laptop storage; galley with two-burner electric stove, microwave, 40 l fridge and hot/cold sink. A berth down below (1,850 × 750 mm) with an emergency escape hatch, and the saloon bench (2,200 × 750 mm, three seat belts) converts into a second bed. Wet cell with toilet, shower and sink. Curtains and blinds for sleeping and frisking duties; dark finish forward for night vision.

Four automatic/manual bilge pumps plus hand pumps per compartment with high-level alarms. Fuel filters can be switched to feed one or both engines. 215 l Vetus fresh-water tank, 30 l boiler and an 88 l black-water tank with overboard and shore pump-out. Webasto climate system plus shore-powered panel heaters. Blue flashing lights, two remote searchlights, LED floodlight on the pulpit and red-light orientation lighting in the wheelhouse.

Railing with lifeline attachment around the wheelhouse to the bow, pulpit and pushpit, self-bailing deck, eight cleats, towing bollard aft and towing eye at the bow, lockable deck storage and a fender bracket. A 6-person SOLAS life raft, three life buoys, six life jackets, 12 parachute rockets and 6 red flares are carried.