The Seaway Pilots Inc., Cape Vincent, N.Y., has ordered a Chesapeake Class pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass. Delivery of the new 53.6’x17.8′ launch is scheduled for early 2020. The Seaway pilots navigate ships in and out of the ports and harbors of the St. Lawrence Seaway between St. Regis, N.Y., and Port Weller on Lake Ontario.
With a draft of 4.8’, the all-aluminum pilot boat features the Ray Hunt Design Deep V hull. It will be powered by twin Volvo...