US donates $19 million to Costa Rica Coast Guard

The U.S. government will donate two Island-class cutter patrol boats with a total value of $18.9 million to the Costa Rican Coast Guard. The 110-foot ships will be the largest in the Costa Rican Coast Guard fleet when they arrive in 2017.

U.S. Assistant Secretary William Brownfield of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement announced the donation.



Source: Tico Times