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John Atlantic Burr News

26 Jan 2007

MV Kuper to Start Service Next Month

BC Ferries invited local community leaders onboard the MV Kuper for a special ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome the new BC Ferries vessel to the communities of Chemainus, Thetis and Kuper Islands. The MV Kuper has a very unique history. The hull of the new vessel is comprised from the original structure from the MV John Atlantic Burr, which BC Ferries purchased in 2005 from the State of Utah Transportation Department. That ship was cut into major sections and transported to Tacoma, Washington. These sections were then barged up to Allied Shipbuilders in North Vancouver, where the vessel was rebuilt into the MV Kuper. Highlights of this major rebuild work included…

17 Jan 2006

New Ship for B.C. Ferries

B.C. Ferries took delivery of the newest addition to its fleet yesterday as the MV John Atlantic Burr, a 20-year-old vessel from Utah, arrived in Vancouver. The ship, which will be able to carry 300 passengers and 35 cars, cost $200,000 to buy from the State of Utah, and an additional $4.5 million to covert it to B.C. Ferries' needs. According to the company, spending the money on the Victoria- designed ship was cheaper than building a new ferry, which would have cost $20 million. The MV John Atlantic Burr will now be getting ready for daily duty and will begin service in the summer. (Source: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca)

11 Nov 1999

Utah DOT Grants Construction Contract

The Utah Department of Transportation has awarded a construction contract to Mark Steel Corp. of Salt Lake City for a new Lake Powell ferry-boat at Hall's Crossing. Known as the builder of John Atlantic Burr - the lake's exclusive ferry since 1985, Mark Steel is scheduled to begin construction of the 150 ft. (45.7 m) vessel for a September 2000 launching. Designed by M.D.A. Marine Design Associates of Victoria, B.C., Canada, the ferry's namesake honors Charles A. Hall, the pioneer who operated the first ferry-boat across the Colorado River.