Bringing Back the Swift Boats

Or "Agile Cats" to be more precise. These new catamarans are being tested in San Diego and are geared to protect the big ships from another USS Cole incident. Says Navy Compass:

Commander, Navy Region Southwest Naval Boat Police (NBP), stood up after 9/11 as a maritime security force, recently upgraded its inventory with three new catamaran (cat) force protection boats.The three dual-hulled cats, manufactured by Moose Boats, and known by the company name, enable the NBP to perform missions more effectively than they could with their current SeaArk single-hulled boats.

and:

“These new boats are powered by twin 480-horsepower twin Cummings turbodiesels and have jet drive, so their handling is superb,” said Slater. “We can go from full speed (in excess of 38 knots) to full stop in less than a boat length (a bit more than 35 feet).”