With three similar pilot boats from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in its fleet, Louisiana-based Lake Charles Pilots took delivery of another launch from the Somerset, Mass., shipyard earlier this month.
At 70’x22’ and with a draft of 6.8’, the new all-aluminum pilot boat, the Cameron Pilot II, features the deep-V hull by Ray Hunt Design. It is powered by twin Cummins QSK38-M, EPA Tier 3 diesel engines, each delivering 1,300 hp at 1,800 rpm, producing a top speed of 28 knots. The engines turn Brunto...
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