Never listen to the Public Relations press releases or the manufacturer's advertisements. The key to whether a system works well or not is told by looking at the number of copies that have been fielded.

The USCG raved all about the SES's but they only procured 3 copies. 49 copis of the 110 ft (5 year lifespan) Patrol Boats were procured in the late 80's thru early 90's and are still online except those that were recently stretched to 123 ft and those have now been decommissioned (Deepwater Project Scandal).

That's my opinion & I'm sticking to it.