WorkBoat has named its 10 Significant Boats of 2017. This year’s list was dominated by tugs — five of them were selected. Other selections: two ferries, an articulated tug-barge, a survey vessel, and a multipurpose support vessel (MPSV).
Six of the vessels were built at Gulf of Mexico shipyards, three were built at West Coast yards, and one at a Great Lakes shipyard. The 10 boats will be recognized at an awards breakfast at the International WorkBoat Show on Thursday, Nov. 30. The breakfast will culminate with the selection of the 2017 Boat of the Year.
Here are the 10 winners, in alphabetical order:
Abundance & Harvest (Articulated Tug-Barge — pictured above)
Operator: Savage (for The Mosaic Company)
Builder: Vigor (barge) and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (tug)
Designer: Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. (Tug and Barge Contract Design), Glosten (Barge Production Design), BMT (Tug Production Design)
Mardi Gras
Arkansas, Mardi Gras, South Carolina (Tugs)
Owner: Crescent Towing
Builder: Steiner Shipyard Inc.
Designer: Jensen Maritime
Catlett
Catlett (Hydrographic Survey Vessel)
Owner: Corps of Engineers
Builder: Technology Associates Inc. and Aluma Marine & Fabrication LLC
Designer: Technology Associates Inc.
Cetus
Argo, Carina, Cetus, Hydrus (Ferries)
Owner: San Francisco Bay Ferry/Water Emergency Transportation Authority
Builder: Vigor
Designer: Incat Crowther
Cleveland
Cleveland (Great Lakes Tug)
Owner: Great Lakes Towing Co.
Builder: Great Lakes Shipyard
Designer: Damen
Earl W Redd
Earl W Redd (Tug)
Owner: Harley Marine Services
Builder: Diversified Marine Inc.
Designer: Jensen Maritime
Gladys B
Gladys B (Tug)
Owner: E.N. Bisso & Son Inc.
Builder: Signet Shipbuilding & Repair
Designer: Robert Allan Ltd.
Harvey Sub-Sea
Harvey Sub-Sea/Harvey Blue-Sea (Multipurpose support vessel)
Owner: Harvey Gulf International Marine
Builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group
Designer: Vard Marine Inc.
NYC Ferry H201
New York Ferries (Ferries)
Owner: NYC Ferry
Builder: Metal Shark and Horizon Shipbuilding Inc.
Designer: Incat Crowther
Trident
Trident, Triton, Trinity (Rotor Tugs)
Owner: Seabulk Towing Inc.
Builder: Master Boat Builders Inc.
Designer: Robert Allan Ltd.
