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22 Jul

TSB: Ferry collision points to training gap for recreational boaters

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, TSB

(QUEBEC CITY) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into the collision between the passenger ferry Svanoy and a pleasure craft. The TSB has issued a safety concern highlighting that current requirements for training and certifying pleasure craft operators do not equip them with the depth of knowledge necessary for safe navigation in high-traffic…

05 May

Passenger killed in collision involving Florida ferry, recreational boat

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, U.S. Coast Guard

(MIAMI) — U.S. Coast Guard Station Sand Key and partner agency crews responded to a collision involving the Clearwater Ferry and a recreational boat April 27 off Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge. One passenger on the ferry was killed and 12 people were transported to local hospitals for care. A Clearwater Ferry crewmember hailed the Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel 16…

08 Apr

Nichols to build pair of electric ferries for San Francisco

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(FREELAND, Wash.) — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) has been awarded a contract from San Francisco Bay Ferry to design and construct two 400-passenger battery-electric ferries as part of the agency’s Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) ferry program. This groundbreaking project will significantly reduce emissions and advance sustainable transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lacey Greene, vice president of…

03 Apr

BC Ferries to get four new hybrid vessels; fifth denied

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(VICTORIA, British Columbia) — The independent British Columbia Ferries commissioner on Monday announced approval of a capital expenditure for the purchase of four new major vessels for BC Ferries. “I’m very pleased to be able to approve the replacement of the fleet’s four oldest major vessels,” said Commissioner Eva Hage. “It will mean a vast improvement in service, reliability, and…

11 Mar

Conversion of two WSF ferries delayed due to World Cup

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, Hybrids, shipbuilding

(SEATTLE) — Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Thursday he will delay hybrid-electric conversion for two of the state’s largest ferries, putting Washington on the path to restoring full domestic ferry service by this summer. As a result of this plan, Washington State Ferries (WSF) will have 18 operating vessels in the water for the first time since 2019. Full domestic service…

05 Feb

Retired WSF ferry to be converted to floating office

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries

(SEATTLE) — The ferry Elwha is going to a good home. Everett Ship Repair, a maintenance partner of Washington State Ferries (WSF), has purchased Elwha for $100,000. The Western Towboat Co. tug Mariner, supplied by the new owner, arrived at the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal on Jan. 30 and began the process of moving the ferry. “The Elwha has been…

20 Dec

Eastern delivers new ferry for Long Island Sound

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(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group has delivered Long Island (ESG Hull 228), a newly constructed passenger and auto ferry, to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co., a subsidiary of McAllister Towing. The 302-foot vessel, designed to provide seamless transportation between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y., across Long Island Sound, is the latest addition to the company’s…

21 Nov

Nation’s first hydrofoil electric ferry coming to Lake Tahoe

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(STOCKHOLM, Sweden) — Candela and FlyTahoe have announced the introduction of the first U.S.-based Candela P-12, a hydrofoil electric ferry, on Lake Tahoe. The ferry will reduce travel times for locals and visitors, providing a much-needed north-south connection across the lake while also helping to cut emissions. The Candela P-12 is the fastest electric vessel in the world with the…

20 Nov

TSB: Communication breakdown led to mooring injury on ferry

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(QUEBEC CITY) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into the accident on board the ferry Atlantic Vision in Les Mechins, Quebec, in which a crewmember was injured. On March 23, 2023, while Atlantic Vision was unmooring, a mooring line wrapped around the vessel’s bow thruster propeller shaft, which was operating. The tension generated…

28 Oct

San Francisco Bay Ferry awarded $12.5 million for electrification

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(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco Bay Ferry has been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to bring zero-emission, battery-electric ferry service to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda. The award advances SF Bay Ferry’s Rapid Electric Emission-Free Ferry (REEF) Program, a transformative suite of projects to transition the agency’s fleet to zero-emission propulsion…