Passenger Vessels

The 328'2" Cathlamet is a sistership to the Issaquah (shown here). Washington State Ferries photo

Washington State Ferries' Cathlamet makes hard landing at terminal

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WETA awarded $14.9 million to develop electric ferry network in San Francisco

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The 600-passenger Mary Ann Market. Miller Boat Line photo

Miller Boat Line adds new passenger/vehicle ferry to its fleet

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NY Waterway ferry crews helped rescue passengers involved in a boat accident on the Hudson River that left two dead and two critically injured Tuesday afternoon. (Photo NY Waterway twitter page, https://twitter.com/ridetheferry/status/1546957663954735105/photo/3

Coast Guard stresses boater safety after fatal New York accident

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The Staten Island ferry John F. Kennedy in an undated photo. wikipedia/commons photo.

DOT to make $300 million available to boost ferry service

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PVA revamps its Green WATERS environmental program

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The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued four mariners after their boat capsized in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, July 1, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Air Station Sitka.

Coast Guard, good Samaritan, rescue four from capsized boat in Alaska

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The 340-passenger aluminum Maggie Cat, which has a 4'4" (hull)/6'11" (prop) draft, will operate as SeaLink’s flagship to Magnetic Island. Incat Crowther photo

Incat Crowther designed ferry for Australia completed

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kayakers-and-commercial-traffic-chicago-river-cc-larry-dostal-ntbs-800x606 — Kayakers and commercial traffic on the Chicago River. Creative Commons/ Larry Dostal via NTSB.

Summertime and safe operations

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Tugs tow the Spirit of Norfolk out of Norfolk Naval Station, Va., on June 12, 2022. The Spirit of Norfolk caught fire on June 7 and was towed Sunday to Colonna's Shipyard. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Williams

Spirit of Norfolk towed to shipyard

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La Dolce Vita on fire shortly after passengers and crew abandoned the vessel (left) and the yacht afire shortly after sunset on March 16, 2021 (right). La Dolce Vita captain’s photo

Electrical fire destroys yacht, NTSB says

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Gliding silently across the water, Candela’s 8.64mx2.55m (28'x8'), carbon-fiber hull P-8 Voyager barely leaves a trace on the water’s surface. Candela photo

Passenger vessel passes over sensitive areas like a ghost

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A Coast Guard Station Galveston 45' response boat–medium crew tows the Baywatch Too, a dolphin sightseeing vessel that lost its steering near Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, May 28, 2022. The Coast Guard crew towed the vessel and its 33 passengers and crew safely to Pier 21 in Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Glenn Colaco)

Coast Guard assists 33 aboard passenger vessel off Texas

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