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Gulf Craft delivers whale watch vessel to Massachusetts

Dolphin XI will be able to haul up to 360 passengers into the Atlantic Ocean to get up close with the sea’s natural inhabitants. Gulf Craft photo

Gulf Craft LLC, Franklin, La., has delivered a new 114’x25’x9.5′, Tier 4 whale watch vessel to Dolphin Fleet, Provincetown, Mass. Designed by the shipyard, the new aluminum vessel, Dolphin XI, will be able to haul up to 360 passengers into the Atlantic Ocean to get up close with the sea’s natural inhabitants.

The boat has a 5′ draft and is powered by three Caterpillar C32 EPA Tier 4 diesel engines connected to Michigan Wheel 43″x47″ propellers through Twin Disc MGX-6650 SC marine gears. The...

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Armstrong Marine USA delivers catamaran to Alaska

New catamaran is carrying passengers on whale watching excursions in Alaska. photo courtesy Armstrong Marine USA/Maddie Hunt, Mountainheart Photography

The 46’x17’6″ high tunnel catamaran George Ryan recently arrived in Juneau, Alaska, after leaving Port Angeles, Wash., three days prior. The vessel was built by Armstrong Marine USA for Alaska Tales Whale Watching, which also operates the 42′ Jay Ellis, which was built at Armstrong and delivered in 2017.

The 49-passenger, three crew USCG Subchapter T George Ryan is designed to pair speed with stability to produce the touring platform. Multiple viewing decks and mitered AJR Marine windows are...

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Bollinger Shipyards delivers 33rd fast response cutter

The fast response cutter, Joseph Doyle, in Key West, Fla. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered the 154’x25’5″x9’6″ Joseph Doyle, the 33rd fast response cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery earlier this month in Key West, Fla.

For the FRC, Bollinger is using a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. Main propulsion comes from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 2,900 hp each. The patrol boat has a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art command, control,...

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Gulf Island delivers Z-drive tug to Suderman & Young

The tug is ABS classed Maltese Cross A1, AMS, Towing Vessel, Escort, FFV1. Gulf Island Shipyards photo

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. announced that its shipyard division, Gulf Island Shipyards, has delivered the 98’6″x42’8″x16’5″ Ted C. Litton, a Z-Tech 30-80 terminal/escort tug to Suderman & Young Towing Co.

The tug was designed by Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, British Colombia, and built at Gulf Island’s Jennings, La., facilities. Main propulsion comes from two Caterpillar 3516E, C rating, Tier 4 diesel engines, each producing 3,386 hp at 1,800 rpm. The Cats are connected to Schottel SRP 510 FP...

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Master Boat Builders delivers new OSV to Seacor

New 221' offshore support vessel was built in Alabama. Master Boat Builders photo

Master Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered a new 221’x48’x18′ offshore support vessel (OSV) to Seacor Offshore LLC.

Designed by Master Boat, the Seacor Totonaca has capacities that include 150,000 gals. of fuel; 6,000 bbls. liquid mud; and 8,000 bbls. bulk mud in four 2,000 cu. ft. atmospheric tanks (CargoFlexx system). Additionally, the OSV’s 155’x39′ rear cargo deck can carry up to 2,216 LT of freight. The boat has a draft of 15.25′.

Main propulsion comes from twin Caterpillar...

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Metal Shark delivers new patrol boats to Aruba

The vessels were commissioned into service with a ceremony on Jan. 23 at DCCG’s Station Aruba in the district of Savaneta on Aruba’s southeast coast. Metal Shark photo

Four new high-speed patrol boats built by Metal Shark have entered service with the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) on the island of Aruba.

The vessels officially went into service after a ceremony on Jan. 23 at DCCG’s Station Aruba.

Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at the company’s Jeanerette, La., production facility, the new 38′ Defiant-class welded aluminum monohull patrol boats are powered by twin Cummins Marine QSB6.7 diesel engines coupled with counter-rotating dual-prop stern...

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Master Boat Builders delivers third Kirby ATB tug

Another new tug for Kirby Offshore Marine from Alabama's Master Boat Builders. Master Boat Builders photo

Master Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the new 109’x36’x18’3″ ATB tug Cape Henery to Kirby Offshore Marine, Houston.

Designed by Guarino & Cox, Covington, La., the new tug, which has a steel hull and an aluminum tower, is powered by a pair of Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E diesel engines, each producing 2,501 hp at 1,600 rpm. The Cats connect to 120″x78″, 5-bladed stainless-steel Hung Shin wheels through Reintjes WAF 1173 marine gears with 7.429:1 reduction ratios from Karl Senner....

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Gulf Island delivers first of 10 tugs to Bay Houston Towing

First of 10 Z-Tech 30-80 terminal/escort tugs that will operate in Houston. Gulf Island Shipyards photo

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. announced that its shipyard division, Gulf Island Shipyards, dhas successfully delivered the 98’6″x42’8″x16’5″ Mark E. Kuebler, a Z-Tech 30-80 terminal/escort tug to Bay Houston Towing Co.

The tug was designed by Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, British Colombia, and built at Gulf Island’s Jennings, La., facilities. Main propulsion comes from two Caterpillar 3516E, C rating, Tier 4 diesel engines, each producing 3,386 hp at 1,800 rpm. The Cats are connected to Schottel...

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Moose Boats delivers multi-mission catamaran to San Francisco

Multi-mission aluminum catamaran is operating in the San Francisco Bay area. Moose Boats photo

Moose Boats, Vallejo, Calif., has delivered a new 38’10″x13’10” M2-38 catamaran CBRN, dive and fire rescue vessel to the San Francisco Fire Department.

SFFD’s Marine Unit responds to hundreds of shoreline and open-water search and rescue calls per year so the new M2 is outfitted with a cabin roof observation tower and an array of high-powered searchlights.

“The San Francisco Fire Department’s new, M2-38 Moose Boat will support a wide range of emergency response scenarios, such as dive operations,...

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MetalCraft, Brunswick deliver ninth LRI to USCG

The Long Range Interceptor II must operate in extreme conditions at times. Bryan Goff USCG photo courtesy of MetalCraft Marine US

MetalCraft Marine US, Cape Vincent, N.Y., and Brunswick Commercial Government Products (BCGP), Edgewater, Fla., recently delivered the ninth Long Range Interceptor II (LCI) to the U.S. Coast Guard for its National Security Cutter program. MetalCraft US and BCGP have operated a strategic partnership for the past six years where MetalCraft produces hull cabin packages at its Cape Vincent plant and ships them to BCGP for final finishing and testing. (BCGP also markets an aluminum model line based...

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