Want your own spec ops craft?

The General Services Administration (GSA) is currently auctioning a former Navy high-speed water-jet propelled MkV Special Operations Craft (SOC), which was used by SEALs and their special boat teams. So, if you want to make a “splash” at the local yacht club or launch a strike on a small island, this may be that opportunity. The MkV is presently sitting at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Fla. The current bid is $52,100 for the 82-foot long aluminum-hulled boat, which originally cost the Navy millions of dollars to buy, though this offer does not yet meet an unspecified reserve price for a final sale. VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula, Miss., built the SOCs in the late 1990s. The Navy has since replaced these SOCs with Combatant Craft Mediums, one of Naval Special Warfare Command’s family of specialized stealthy boats. (Source: The Drive 04/26/19)