22 Mar

Warbaby Fox

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The government of Bermuda took delivery in August of a 350-passenger catamaran ferry Warbaby Fox built by Derecktor Shipyards LLC in Bridgeport, Conn. This is the fifth high-speed vessel acquired by Bermuda since its ferry system was created in 1999. "Our main objective is to provide a viable commuter alternative to the motor car between Hamilton and the East End of the…
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22 Mar

Vanquish

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Vanquish's beauty is more than skin deep, but there's no denying its striking exterior. The 120-foot private motor yacht's futuristic profile and metallic "glacier blue" hull stop traffic wherever it goes.   "We were anchored in the harbor in Stromboli, and here comes the Italian version of the Coast Guard," said Vanquish's captain, Dave Frevert. "All of a sudden, he…
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22 Mar

Harvey Discovery

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The slowdown in offshore boat building is over. Construction of all sorts of offshore vessels is back. Most major players in the market are building boats in lots of three or more.   Harvey Gulf Marine International of Harvey, La., is a prime example. The company is in the middle of a $200 million construction program involving three 280-foot supply…
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22 Mar

USCG Bertholf

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With a new 57-mm naval gun and instant intelligence exchange with other branches of the military, Bertholf, the first of the U.S. Coast Guard's latest class of high-endurance cutters, is bigger and badder than its predecessors.   The ship is also a reminder that all Coast Guard vessels have multiple missions. Bertholf's flight deck can handle helicopters and drones. A…
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22 Mar

Pilot Boats

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Repeat orders by Delaware, Boston and Charleston pilots are testimony to Ray Hunt's proven designs and Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding's quality workmanship. The Somerset, Mass., yard has delivered vessels recently to all three groups.   The Charleston Branch Pilots' Association took delivery of Hull 355, the first of Gladding-Hearn's new 40-foot Resilient Class rigid inflatable jet-drive pilot boats.   Fort Johnson was…
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02 Mar

Team Towing

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Much has been written recently about the projected growth of worldwide waterborne transportation. In the United States alone, some experts are projecting that waterborne commerce is expected at the least to double over the next two decades. Crowley Harbor class tugs demonstrate Team Towing while performing a Power Indirect move to starboard to generate a turn to port during live…
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02 Mar

The Return of LST 325

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At a navy base near Athens, Greece, on a warm sunny morning last November, Robert Jornlin asked the pilot if he could "take her out." Left to right, operations officer William Gollan; engineering officer James Edwards; US Ambassador to Greece Nick Burns; and commanding officer Robert Jornlin pose before departure from Greece. The pilot nodded and stepped back as the…
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02 Mar

Canada reforming vessel inspection program following sinking of True North II

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When True North II sank in Ontario's Georgian Bay on a blustery June morning last year, two seventh-graders on a school outing drowned. The vessel had numerous safety problems that were both serious and obvious. Yet year after year federal inspectors had certified the seaworthiness of the ferry that carried visitors to a national marine park. The tragedy horrified people…
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02 Mar

Ingalls Shipbuilding to repair Cole

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The USS Cole will return to the U.S. fleet after being repaired by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Repairs are expected to begin in January now that Cole has returned from Aden, Yemen, where it was bombed during a terrorist attack on Oct. 12, 2000. The extent of the damage will be fully assessed when the Cole arrives at Ingalls,…
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02 Mar

Graykowski updates progress of MTS initiative

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Prior to his resignation as Marad's acting administrator, John E. Graykowski delivered an update on the progress of the initiative that has become widely known as the MTS report. The MTS report, entitled "An Assessment of the United States Marine Transportation System (MTS)," was presented to Congress in September 1999 by Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, Maritime Administrator Clyde…
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