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On the Cover: This month features a wintertime photo from New York’s Tugboat Alley, courtesy of Don Sutherland.

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FEATURES 17 Tugboat Alley Revisted

With so much new and on the rise in and around the Staten

Island Shore, Don Sutherland documents the continued growth and vitality of New York’s Tugboat Alley. 27 Passenger Vessels

As the passenger vessel industry reflects the demand for luxury dinner boats, among the vessels built in 2005 include several

Subchapter K vessels.

By Larry Pearson 30 Chesapeake Prospers

Having built eight overnight passenger vessels, Salisbury, Md.- based Chesapeake Shipbuilding has found its niche in the pas- senger vessel industry.

By Larry Pearson 4 15 27 15 Propulsion Update 27 Passenger Vessel Annual 25 Finance & lnsurance Directory 31 Ship’s Store 32 Advertising Index 33 Employment Guide 34 Vessels for Sale 37 Marine Marketplace

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