A settlement has been reached to resolve False Claims Act allegations against Bollinger Shipyards.
The allegations arose from a lawsuit that claimed Bollinger Shipyards misrepresented the longitudinal strength of patrol boats it delivered to the Coast Guard that resulted in the boats buckling and failing once they were put into service. "None of the vessels possessed the longitudinal strength represented by Bollinger," the lawsuit claimed.
The lawsuit also stated, Bollinger Shipyards provided false engineering calculations of longitudinal strength of the boats, ran calculations three times and only provided the Coast Guard with the highest and most inaccurate of the three calculations, and failed to follow the quality control procedures that were mandated by the contract that would have ensured against such engineering miscalculations.
Bollinger Shipyards is a constructor of ships, workboats and patrol vessels.
