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Vessels
Charles Norman Shay
Bayou la Batre, Ala. shipbuilder Steiner Shipyard has delivered a new ferry for the Maine Department of Trans- portation. The 104-foot passenger/vehicle ferry, named
Charles Norman Shay, arrived to the ferry dock in Rock- land, Maine on June 7.
The newbuild was designed by Gilbert Associates with capacity to carry 149 passengers and seven cars. It will op- erate on the Maine State Ferry Service’s (MSFS) longest route, between Rockland and Matinicus Island (23 miles), serving as an upgrade to the ferry service that transports nearly 500,000 passengers and 190,000 vehicles annually.
The vessel is named after the Maine veteran and mem- ber of the Penobscot Nation who served as a combat medic during the D-Day invasion.
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