Named after the company’s founder, the Chester Morrison will be the flagship of the Morrison dive-support fleet and the first equipped to hold position without needing a mooring system.

Balboa Island Ferry, Newport Beach, Calif., is moving forward with a plan to replace its three existing Tier 2 diesel-powered vessels with new battery-electric ferries. The service faced potential closure due to a state law that requires all short-run ferries in California to transition to zero-emissions operation.