VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a €23.8 million contract, through its Greek company VIKING Life-Saving Equipment Hellas, to supply seven new high-speed patrol vessels to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
The contract was signed on November 9, 2026, at a ceremony at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy in Athens.
Greece's Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vassilis Kikilias, signed the agreement on behalf of the government, in the presence of Coast Guard officials and VIKING representatives.
The order covers seven VIKING Norsafe Magnar 1950 vessels, each measuring 21.29 meters in length and designed to reach speeds of at least 50 knots. The boats will have a range of more than 320 nautical miles, accommodate a six-person crew and carry at least 30 additional people. Each vessel will also be equipped with navigation and communication systems to support operations in Greek waters.
The new patrol boats will be used for maritime surveillance, border protection, fisheries control and search and rescue operations. The contract includes an option for the procurement of up to seven additional vessels of the same type.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin within six to 12 months, with the vessels handed over successively.
VIKING said the vessels will be built entirely in Greece, making the project part of its commitment to the country's shipbuilding industry. The procurement is financed through Greece's Public Investment Programme under the co-financed Fisheries, Aquaculture and Sea 2021–2027 program.
“We are honoured by the trust placed in VIKING by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy and the Hellenic Coast Guard. This contract builds on more than a century of boatbuilding expertise within VIKING, and on the skills of our team in Greece. Building these vessels locally reflects our commitment to Greek shipbuilding and to the people who protect lives at sea every day,” John Georgiadis, Tenders & Projects Director | Defense & Professional, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, said.
“This contract is significant both for our Defence & Professional business and for VIKING. It broadens the range of vessels we supply to the Coast Guard, and we are proud to earn that confidence,” Heidi Bjerge Nüsser, VP Defence Wind & Aviation, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, stated.
