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Armstrong to Build Hat Island Ferry rior vessel control from the raised pilothouse or second station forward. Two bow thrusters and aluminum push knees with rubber fendering ease repeated mooring.

Two passenger gates at the bow plus a side door aft expe- dite the boarding process. Additional exterior customiza- tions include 12 deck tie-down points and an aluminum davit (500 lb. SWL) for cargo transport.

Inside the full width main cabin, cushioned bench seat- ing accommodates passengers. Multiple lockers and over-

Boatbuilder Armstrong Marine USA has been selected head bins store luggage. The galley includes microwave and to construct a custom passenger ferry for the community refrigerator along with additional storage shelving to ensure of Hat Island, Wash. The 49-passenger USCG Subchapter supplies are well stocked. Heat and A/C keep the cabin com-

T vessel features a galley, head, Northern Lights 9kW gen- fortable year-round. The head is accessed from the aft deck.

erator, Garmin/NMEA electronics package, and PA sys- Hat Island is a small, private island community in Sno- tem. Vessel completion is slated for Fall 2020. homish County, Wash. The island is nestled in Possession

The 45’ x 18’ 4” semi-displacement catamaran is de- Sound between Everett, Whidbey, and Camano Islands and signed with shaft & wheel propulsion powered by twin operates a weekly ferry schedule to and from the Port of

Cummins QSL9 405hp engines and SeaStar EPS electron- Everett. It’s residents’ requirements are re? ected in the ferry ic steering. A ZF CruiseCommand system provides supe- design which received widespread community approval.

Wight Shipyard Building Four Vessels for Malta

UK shipbuilder Wight Shipyard Co. secured an order for four passenger vessels from Malta tourism company

Captain Morgan. The order consists of four newbuild ves- sels, two 20m and two 33m catamarans, all to be designed by One2Three Naval Architects.

“We have been working with One2Three to develop light- er, more fuel-ef? cient ferries with the subsequent reduction of fuel costs,” said Peter Morton, CEO, Wight Shipyard. “We are also working to integrate the boarding design for the ancient wharves and docks of the towns of Malta.”

The two newbuild 20m harbor waterbus vessels will replace a number of older vessels, which already service the harbor routes. They will be designed to service the on Sydney harbor. low wharves at each harbor providing easy embarkation Wight Shipyard noted it has had success in the fast ferry and debarkation for passengers while cruising around the sector since its inception, and this latest order will take harbor. These vessels will be of a similar design to Wight the yard to 13 newbuilds in just over four years. Previ-

Shipyard’s Loch Ness Jacobite Maverick 20m day cruise ous notable builds include the renovation of the historic passenger catamaran, also designed by One2Three Naval motor yacht MY Shemara, Red Funnel’s Red Jet 6 and 7,

Architects. The new 20m design is a slower harbor wa- three MBNA Thames Clippers, the Jacobite Maverick in terbus designed for going point to point around the main Scotland, the Twin City Liner commuter and sightseeing ports of the capital. vessel on the River Danube, and most recently two fast

The two 33m medium speed vessels are a new design for ferries delivered this summer for Mexico’s largest ferry op-

Wight Shipyard, based on a commuter boat currently used erator Ultramar.

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