The Protector prototype (a modified Pentekonter) is reported to have performed well in the Light Patrol Craft contest against the Mariner prototype so far. The Protector is expected to win the contest which will be decided early next year. Series production of the winner will be the centrepiece of the next Ship Building Plan.
However the Mariner is also proving to be a good ship. President-elect Sea Urchin has mooted that both ships will eventually be built though Protector will be the priority.
