VESSEL REVIEW | Swiftsure – Whale-watching catamaran for Puget Sound tour operator

Puget Sound Express (PSE), a family-owned tour operator in Washington State, has taken delivery of a new high-speed, whale-watching catamaran vessel built by a local ship ..

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | July 28 – US whale-watching boat and UK river cruise ship newbuilds, Italian ferry’s final sea trials and more

A new tour boat has been delivered to an operator in Washington State and a UK river cruise company christens the latest addition to its fleet. Sea trials have been compl ..

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All American Marine delivers whale-watching boat to Puget Sound Express

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Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) has delivered another whale-watching vessel to the Hanke family’s Puget Sound Express (PSE). This latest vessel, the Swiftsure, is modeled after the AAM-built, Teknicraft-designed Saratoga, delivered in the spring of 2018, but, at 77 feet long, is slightly longer than the 73-foot Saratoga.

Swiftsure features Teknicraft’s signature integration of a wave piercer positioned between the catamaran hulls

The hull design is complemented by...

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