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Derecktor Shipyards has delivered CREST’s DC1, a 12-meter offshore crew vessel built at its New York shipyard and developed with Chartwell Marine and Volvo Penta. The catamaran is certified to USCG Subchapter T and is fitted with twin Volvo Penta IPS D6-500 systems.
Derecktor Shipyards has launched a semi-custom vessel model called DC1, aimed at research, ferry, patrol, fire response and commercial workboat markets. The yard says the platform is based on a proven hull family and can be fitted with diesel, hybrid or electric propulsion, along with mission-specific layouts and equipment.
Derecktor Shipyards will christen the rebuilt passenger vessel Hazel N. Dukes at its Mamaroneck yard on May 6, 2025. The 57-foot, 16-foot-beam boat was rebuilt with Paradise Express Ferry and Tucker Marine and fitted with rebuilt Detroit Diesel 8V92 turbo engines, Raymarine navigation gear and updated safety systems.
Bristol Marine said its Boothbay Harbor yard is restoring the historic steamboat Katahdin on Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine, and is in talks with the owners of Eros for bottom planking replacement. Ross Branch, a shipwright at Samples Shipyard, said the Katahdin work has included deck work, repowering and replacement of the wooden superstructure on her steel hull. He also said the Eros job is expected to start after Eleanor wraps up in March.
Bristol Marine launched and sent the Bristol 30 to sea trials at its yard in Somerset, MA, on December 23, 2024. The outboard-powered downeast-style boat was developed across the company’s New England yards and draws on the classic Southport 30 design by David Nutt in Maine.
Bristol Marine’s shipyard in Boothbay Harbor has partnered with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum to restore the Eleanor, a replica of one of the ships tied to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The museum said the vessel needs repair and maintenance and expects it to return to service this spring.