whale watching

FRS Clipper to get a new high speed whale watching catamaran

Seattle-headquartered ferry and excursion vessel operator FRS Clipper Inc. reports that it will receive an advanced newbuild whale watching catamaran next year. The newbuild multi-million dollar high speed vessel, built by Mavrik Marine Inc., La Conner, Wash., will begin sailing from Seattle’s Pier 69 in May 2026.

Designed by One2Three Naval Architects in Sydney, Australia, the 102-foot catamaran will carry up to 150 passengers plus crew. Combining improved fuel efficiency with ai cruising speed...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/frs-clipper-to-get-a-new-high-speed-whale-watching-catamaran/

VIDEO: New ProZero tour boat goes to work in Greenland

Greenland-based tour operator Albatros Arctic Circle has just taken delivery of a brand new ProZero 13.5 meter Arctic Workboat from Faarborg, Denmark, headquartered Tuco Marine / ProZero Workboats. Built on the proven ProZero hull concept, the vessel is specifically designed to operate in the cold Greenland waters and is approved by the Danish Maritime Authority to transport up to 12 passengers, along with a skipper and crew members, under the specific regulations for Greenland and Arctic...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-new-prozero-tour-boat-goes-to-work-in-greenland/

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/all-american-marine-delivers-whale-watching-boat-to-puget-sound-express/

Hawaii whale watch boat recovered after striking rock

The excursion vessel Kaulana struck a rock off Manele Bay, Lanai, March 9, 2019. The catamaran crew were able to patch a hole in the hull and the vessel was towed back to port on Maui. Coast Guard photo/FM Andrew Sprinkle

A Hawaii whale watching boat struck a rock off Lanai Saturday, and was towed back to port by another vessel in its excursion fleet after the crew safely transferred 15 passengers and patched the hull, Coast Guard officials said.

The 70’ catamaran Kaulana, operated by the Hawaii Ocean Project, Maui, was transiting from Lanai to Maui about nine miles distant when it struck a rock off Manele Bay. The master called watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu at 9:02 a.m., and reported there was...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/hawaii-whale-watch-boat-recovered-after-striking-rock/