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Derecktor Shipyards has agreed to build R/V Brewer, a 50-foot by 23-foot aluminum research catamaran for SoundWaters in Stamford, Connecticut. The vessel, designed with Chartwell Marine, will support education and research work on Long Island Sound and is intended to carry 2 crew and 35 passengers.
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.
The Virginia Pilot Association has taken delivery of a new high-speed pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. The 58-foot all-aluminum launch is the tenth vessel the Somerset, Mass., yard has built for the Virginia pilots since 1983.
The Pilots’ Association of the Bay and River Delaware has taken delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The 53.6-foot all-aluminum launch is the association’s fourth Chesapeake Class boat and eleventh pilot boat from the Somerset, Mass., yard since 1957.