28 Feb

New Alaska high-speed ferry strikes mooring dolphin when departing Skagway

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Fairweather rubbed against the mooring lines of a nearby cruise ship and struck a mooring dolphin while departing Skagway, Alaska, on Sept. 21. Fairweather was delivered to the Alaska Marine Highway System in March 2004. Since going into service, the ferry has been operating on just three engines. The fourth has been inoperative because…
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28 Feb

Saint Mary’s River transit demands peak performance by lake pilots

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The journey north to the two Sault Ste. Maries, Lake Superior's twin international cities, begins through DeTour Village, Mich., at the mouth of the St. Mary's River. Olympic Merit heads up the 63-nm-long river connecting Lake Huron and Lake Superior.    Image Credit: Terry W. Phipps Marked by the 63-foot DeTour Reef crib light, the 63-nm river welcomes thousands of…
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28 Feb

Washington state ferry hits a marked rock

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
Officials from Washington State Ferries are investigating the grounding of the 2,477-gt, double-ended ferry Sealth, which struck Reid Rock off San Juan Island on Dec. 24, 2004. Sealth was leaving Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, heading to Anacortes, Wash., when it struck the rock at about 2015, about 1 mile northeast of Brown Island, in the San Juan Channel.…
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28 Feb

Invader-class refurbishment finished at North Florida Shipyards

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The last Invader-class tugboat to be refurbished as part of a four-year shipyard investment by Crowley Maritime Corp. has returned to her home port in Jacksonville, Fla. The 7,200-hp tug Sentry was delivered by North Florida Shipyards in May and quickly put back to work towing 730-foot triple-decker container barges from Jacksonville to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Crowley Liner…
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