What caused Spirit of Boston fire?
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the March 24, 2923, fire aboard the 1990-built passenger vessel Spirit of Boston, operated by City Cruises US. The 153-foot vessel caught
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ESG cuts steel for first of four new Saltchuck Marine escort tugs
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., reached an exciting milestone Dec 18, initiating steel cutting for the first of the four new advanced four new Robert Allan Ltd. designed RApport 2600
Incat Crowther to design new all-electric cargo transfer vessel
Singapore’s marinEV, a business of Yinson GreenTech, has commissioned Incat Crowther to design an ultra-efficient, all-electric light cargo transfer vessel. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will transport light cargo such as stores, food
Damen-built Bu Tinah sets Guiness World Record as world’s most powerful electric tugboat
Demonstrating an average high peak bollard pull of 78.2 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 Bu Tinah has gained a Guinness World Records title as the world’s most powerful electric tugboat. The
Schottel thrusters selected for Saltchuk’s CARB-compliant tug quartet
Schottel is to supply azimuthing thrusters for the four new Robert Allan Ltd.-designed RApport 2600 escort tugs ordered by Saltchuk Marine at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. The Saltchuk Marine family includes Foss Maritime,
Dat Füürschipp goes to work for Kiel Fire Department
Delivered by Finland’s Kewatec Shipyards to the Kiel Fire Department in Germany, Dat Füürschipp is a 16.05 meter fire rescue boat with an innovative hybrid electric waterjet propulsion system, It is set
AUDIO: Coast Guard rescues 5 from tug Luther
The U.S. Coast Guard has released dramatic audio from an incident Friday in which five people were rescued from the 130-foot commercial tug Luther after it lost steering off the coast of
Swedish Maritime Administration orders Artemis EF-12 pilot boat
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has ordered an EF-12 pilot boat from Artemis Technologies. Taking its all-electric foiling craft technology into the pilot boat sector, Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Artemis first unveiled
American Cruise Lines to debut two new Patriot Class ships in 2026
Guilford, Conn.-headquartered American Cruise Lines is to construct two new 125-passenger ships, the American Maverick and American Ranger. They are the 7th and 8th vessels in the company’s innovative Project Blue series
BRIX Marine launches three new foil assist cats for Napali Experience
Port Angeles, Wash.-based aluminum boat specialist BRIX Marine has launched three new custom-built 34-foot foil assist catamarans for Kaua’i, Hawaii, boat tour operator Na Pali Experience. Designed in collaboration with Jutson Marine