A software flaw combined with the captain’s failure to use back-up controls led to the grounding of a passenger ferry last year in New York City, the National Transport ..
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Starting Memorial Day weekend, ferry operator Seastreak will resume its summer service connecting New York City and Highlands, N.J., to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
“Not only is this route the longest passenger ferry journey operating within the United States,” says Seastreak, “this year, the journey will occur aboard the largest and fastest high-speed passenger catamaran operating in the country, Courageous.”
At 157 feet long, Courageous is a couple feet longer than Seastreak’s Commodore,...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/seastreak-resumes-summer-service-to-new-england/
New Jersey-based ferry operator SeaStreak has taken delivery of a new catamaran commuter vessel slated for operation between Monmouth County and New York City. Built by M ..
A New York City ferry with 125 people on board ran aground and began taking on water on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York…
Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the contract for the construction of a sister vessel to. The great success of Seastreak Commodore has opened the door to welcome a second Incat Crowther 45 to accommodate the large passenger volume along traditional routes serviced by Seastreak and brings the operator’s fleet of Incat Crowther-designed vessels to a total of nine.
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At 45m x 12m with a capacity for 600 passengers, the sister vessel will join Seastreak Commodore...
Incat Crowther announced a contract for the construction of a sister vessel to Seastreak Commodore. The success of Seastreak Commodore has opened the door to welcome a second Incat Crowther 45 to accommodate the large passenger volume along traditional routes serviced by Seastreak, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and brings the operator’s fleet of Incat Crowther-designed vessels to a total of nine.
At 147’8″x39’5″x12’10” with a capacity for 600 passengers and a 5’4″ draft, the aluminum sister vessel...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/midship-marine-building-600-passenger-ferry-for-new-york/
A Seastreak ferry crew came to the aid of four people on a sinking small boat in Sandy Hook Bay, N.J., just minutes before the 21’ craft capsized Saturday.
Officials with Coast Guard Sector New York said watchstanders at the Sandy Hook station heard a 3:50 p.m. mayday call on VHF radio channel 21 that the recreational boat was taking on water. The watchstanders broadcast an urgent marine information broadcast on VHF, and launched small boat crews from stations at Sandy Hook and New York City.
Less...
https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/seastreak-crew-helps-save-new-jersey-boaters/
Commuters fell back on the ferries when an early onslaught of snow and ice locked out commuter bus service from New York City Nov. 15.
Forecasters had warned the region could receive 4” of snow from the storm, but colder than expected temperatures also brought more sleet and freezing rain. That brought on severe road conditions that gridlocked much of the highway network around the city.
Conditions became so serious that buses could not reach the midtown Manhattan Port Authority Bus Terminal,...