Coast Guard to name two new cutters after 9/11 heroes

The Coast Guard announced yesterday that two of its new Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) will be named in honor of two extraordinary public servants who served in the Coast Guard and also served in the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department, with both losing their lives responding on 9/11.

Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, made the announcement in New York City’s Battery Park flanked by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYPD Commissioner James...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-to-name-two-new-cutters-after-9-11-heroes/

Damen secures repeat order from BC Ferries

BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a repeat order of four additional Damen Road Ferries 8117 E3, also known as the “Island Class” vessels. The diesel-electric hybrid ferries follow two vessels that the client ordered from Damen back in 2017. The four new vessels will provide inter-island ferry services between Vancouver and Vancouver Island.

The Damen Road Ferry 8117 E3 is 81 meters in length (266′) with the capacity to carry 300 passengers and crew as well as a minimum of 47 cars. The...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/damen-secures-repeat-order-from-bc-ferries/

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