Top 50 index 2013

ACO Dodie Lorraine, 185’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou la Batre, AL
Owner/Operator: Abdon Callais Offshore, Golden Meadow, LA

AET Excellence, 185’
Lightering Support Vessel
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/Leevac Shipyards, Jennings, LA
Owner/Operator: AET Lightering Services, Galveston, TX

Aiviq, 360’
Arctic Ice-Class Anchor Handler
Designer/Builder: North American Shipbuilding, Larose, LA and LaShip, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA

Alyssa Chouest, 311’
Anchor Handling Towing Supply Vessel
Designer/Builder: North American Shipbuilding, Larose, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA

American Phoenix, 616’
Product Carrier
Designer/Builder: STX US Marine, Houston, TX/BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards, Mobile, AL
Owner/Operator: Mid Ocean Tanker Company, South Norwalk, CT; Seabulk Tankers, Fort Lauderdale, FL

American United, 79’
Fireboat
Designer/Builder: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC/A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd., Meteghan River, NS
Owner/Operator: Massachusetts Port Authority, Boston, MA

Arctic Solution, 57’
Landing Craft
Designer/Builder: CoastWise Corp., Anchorage, AK/Armstrong Marine, Port Angeles, WA
Owner/Operator: Arctic Marine Solutions, Seward, AK

Ava Pearl, 108’
Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Incat Crowther, Australia/Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA
Owner/Operator: Rhode Island Fast Ferry, North Kingstown, RI

Betty L, 47’
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Neuville Boat Works, New Iberia, LA
Owner/Operator: Bahamas Oil Refining Company, Freeport, Bahamas

CCGS Vladykov, 82’
Fisheries/Research Vessel
Designer/Builder: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, BC; Méridien Maritime, Matane, QC
Owner/Operator: Canadian Coast Guard, St. John’s, NL

Chebucto Pilot, 56’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: Lengkeek Vessel Engineering, Dartmouth, NS/ABCO Industries, Lunenberg, NS
Owner/Operator: Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Halifax, NS

Cindy Brown Tide, 266’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Leevac Shipyards, Jennings, LA/Quality Shipyards, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Tidewater Marine, Houston, TX

Connor Foss, 63’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA/Rainier Shipyard, Rainier, OR
Owner/Operator: Foss Maritime, Seattle, WA

Coral, 178’
OSV
Designer/Builder: C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, LA
Owner/Operator: MV Coral LLC, Belle Chasse, LA

Dalton Pursuit, 33’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: Naiad, Portsmouth, RI
Owner/Operator: PD Industries, Cape Broyle, NL

Deep Stim Brasil I, 311’
Well Stimulation Vessel
Designer/Builder: North American Fabricators, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA

E. Frank Thompson, 154’
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: C&G Boat Works, Mobile, AL
Owner/Operator: Maine State Ferry Service, Rockland, ME

Fast Mammoth, 184’
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Breaux Brothers Enterprises, Loreauville, LA
Owner/Operator: Nautical Solutions, Galliano, LA

Ferdinand W. Hassler, 124’
SWATH survey vessel
Designer/Builder: Alan C. McClure Associates, Houston, TX, and VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS/VT Halter Marine
Owner/Operator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Portsmouth, NH

Harbour Island, 181’
Megayacht
Designer/Builder: Claudette Bonville (interior), Fort Lauder-dale, FL, and Murray & Assoc-iates, West Palm Beach/New-castle Shipyards, Palatka, FL
Owner/Operator: Private Owner

Harvey Champion, 292’
OSV
Designer/Builder: STX US Marine, Houston, TX/Eastern Shipbldg Group, Panama City, FL
Owner/Operator: Harvey Gulf, New Orleans, LA

H.I. Rich, 95’
Oil Spill Cleanup Vessel
Designer/Builder: Midship Marine, Harvey, LA
Owner/Operator: Clean Gulf Associates, Leeville, LA

Howard O. Lorenzen, 534’
Missile Range Instrum. Ship
Designer/Builder: VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS
Owner/Operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command

Joey D, 60’
Workboat
Designer/Builder: Jensen Maritime Consultants, Seattle, WA/Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH
Owner/Operator: Port of Milwaukee, WI

John S. Damrell, 71’
Fireboat
Designer/Builder: MetalCraft Marine, Kingston, ON
Owner/Operator: Boston Fire Department, Boston, MA

Joseph G, 146’
Crew Boat
Designer/Builder: Halimar Shipyard, Morgan City, LA
Owner/Operator: Barry Graham Oil Service, Irvington, AL

Keith Cowan, 265’
OSV
Designer/Builder: STX US Marine Yards, Houston, TX/Eastern Shipbuilding Group
Owner/Operator: Seacor Marine, Houma, LA

Kennewick, 274’
Vehicle/passenger ferry
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/Vigor Industrial, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Washington State Ferries, Seattle, WA

Lady of the Lake, 105’
Excursion vessel
Designer/Builder: DeJong & Lebet, Jacksonville, FL/SkipperLiner, La Crosse, WI
Owner/Operator: Riverside Resort, Lake Charles, LA

L/B Robert, 335’ (leg length)
Lift Boat
Designer/Builder: MiNO Marine, New Orleans, LA/Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, Houma, LA
Owner/Operator: Montco Offshore, Galliano, LA

Liberty V, 70’
Excursion Vessel
Designer/Builder: Scarano Boat Builders, Albany, NY
Owner/Operator: National Park Service, New York, NY

Lila, 89’
Excursion Vessel
Designer/Builder: Timothy Graul Marine Design, Sturgeon Bay, WI/Blount Boats, Warren, RI
Owner/Operator: Wendella Sightseeing, Chicago, IL

Mason Bee, 234’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA
Owner/Operator: Bee Mar, Broussard, LA

Murden, 156’
Shallow-Draft Split-Hull Hopper Dredge
Designer/Builder: Jensen Maritime Consultants, Seattle, WA/Bristol Harbor Group, Bristol, RI/Conrad Industries, Morgan City, LA
Owner/Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Norfolk, 53’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: C. Raymond Hunt Associates, New Bedford, MA/Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA
Owner/Operator: Virginia Pilot Association, Virginia Beach, VA

Ocean Keeper, 174’
Oil Spill Response Vessel
Designer/Builder: Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, WA
Owner/Operator: Clean Seas, Carpinteria, CA

Ocean Traverse Nord, 210’
Split Hopper Dredge
Designer/Builder: Faustino Carceller, Vigo, Spain/Ocean Industries, Isle aux Coudres, QC
Owner/Operator: Ocean Group, Quebec City, QC

Philadelphia, 600’
Product Carrier
Designer/Builder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea/Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
Owner/Operator: Crowley Maritime, Jacksonville, FL

Power 320, 320’ (leg length)
Lift Boat
Designer/Builder: A.K. Suda, Metairie, LA/SEMCO LLC, Lafitte, LA
Owner/Operator: Power Marine Investments, Belle Chasse, LA

Queen of the Mississippi, 230’
Passenger Vessel
Designer/Builder: Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD
Owner/Operator: American Cruise Lines, Guilford, CT

Raven, 100’
Excursion Vessel
Designer/Builder: Scarano Boat Building, Albany, NY
Owner/Operator: Chesapeake Marine Tours, Annapolis, MD

RJ Coco McCall, 190’
Crew boat
Designer/Builder: Gulf Craft, Patterson, LA
Owner/Operator: Seacor Marine, Houma, LA

Robert Adams, 299’
Platform Supply Vessel
Designer/Builder: North American Shipbldg., Larose, LA
Owner/Operator: Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA

Samuel A. Church, 50’
Pilot Boat
Designer/Builder: Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, WA
Owner/Operator: Crescent River Port Pilots, Belle Chasse, LA

Sea Scout, 134’
Catamaran Survey Vessel
Designer/Builder: All American Marine, Bellingham, WA and Teknicraft Design, New Zealand
Owner/Operator: C & C Technologies, Lafayette, LA

Sea Strength, 157’
OSV
Designer/Builder: Entech & Associates, Houma, LA /St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, FL
Owner/Operator: A.R. Singh Contractors, Point Fortin, Trinidad

Swan Quarter, 220’
Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
Designer/Builder: Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, WA/Orange Shipbuilding, Orange TX
Owner/Operator: NCDOT

USCGC Richard Etheridge, 153.5’
Fast-Response Cutter
Designer/Builder: Damen Group, Netherlands/Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA
Owner/Operator: U.S. Coast Guard, Miami, FL

USCGC Stratton, 418’
High-Endurance Cutter
Designer/Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Owner/Operator: U.S. Coast Guard, Alameda, CA

USNS Medgar Evers, 689’
Underway Replenishment Vessel
Designer/Builder: General Dynamics Nassco, San Diego, CA
Owner/Operator: U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command

By Professional Mariner Staff