mw-redirect">patrol vessels</a>, and three smaller <i>Protector</i>-class OPVs. Most of the missions consist of anti-<a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaching" title="Poaching">poaching</a> patrols, anti-drug patrols, <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration" title="Immigration">immigration</a> enforcement, search and rescue, or general National Defence missions. During the month of April 2013, The Government of the Bahamas signed a letter of intent to acquire nine new vessels from the Damen Shipyards G