Bollinger Shipyards joined U.S. Coast Guard officials and the family of Jeffrey Palazzo at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City on September 12, 2026, for the commissioning of USCGC JEFFREY PALAZZO (WPC-1163). The Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter is named for Palazzo, a Coast Guard reservist and FDNY firefighter who died on September 11, 2001. Bollinger said it has delivered more than 189 vessels to the Coast Guard over more than three decades.
Bristol Marine mechanic John Jerome is working on a repower project for the boat Relentless, replacing its old Volvo engines with a pair of new Nanni diesels. The job also includes changing the propellers from 3-blade to 4-blade, after Jerome spent about a day and a half preparing for the engine and transmission removal.
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.
