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Circle 224 on Reader Service Card 3 Bollinger Delivers Mega Mini Supply Boat 4 USCG, NJ Police Enter Partnership 7 Crowley Presents Scholarships to Midshipmen 9 Alaskan Ferry Sustains Damage

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Printed in U.S.A. 14 Legal Beat 25 Vessel Design 34 Products 36 Employment Guide 32 Advertising Index 37 Vessels for Sale 38 Marine Marketplace

On the Cover: Bridgeport, CT-based Derecktor recently christened the second aluminum fast ferry for service in Alaska, dubbed Chenega. Pictured here is M/V Fairweather, a sister ship delivered in 2004.

January 2005 • No. 1 Vol. 14

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Features 14 Raising a Red Flag

James P. Nader and Rudolph F. Lehrer reveiw recent devel- opments with the Americans with Disabilities Act require- ment for passenger vessels. 17 On the Rebound?

It appears that many sectors inthe U.S. passenger vessel market are poised for a strong future. — by Larry Pearson 28 On Tugboats

Don Sutherland found Virginia Thorndike’s “On Tugboats” to be a worthy read, appealing to industry novices and vet- erans alike. 25 20 4

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