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12 Nov 1999

Second New Fast Passenger Ferry Joins Fleet

New passenger-only ferry Snohomish has made its debut on Puget Sound, entering service between Seattle and Bremerton, temporarily replacing Chinook. Snohomish will serve passengers on the Seattle/Bremerton route. The new vessel is the sister ship to Chinook, which has been in service on the route since summer 1998. Both passenger-only ferries, which can carry 350 riders, were built by Dakota Creek shipyard in Anacortes. After Snohomish arrived in September, Chinook went into drydock for a bow modification to enable it to dock at auto ferry slips. The new bow allows passengers to load and unload from the front of the ferry. Snohomish already has that type of bow configuration - the most noticeable change made between the two ferries during the construction process.

27 Jan 2000

Outstanding Passenger Vessels

Measuring 175 ft. in length, dinner cruise vessel Starship was recently delivered to Starship Cruise Lines of Biloxi, Miss. Boasting a mega-yacht style, the vessel was designed by Naval Architects Dejong & Lebet of Jacksonville, Fla., and constructed by Freeport, Fla.-based Freeport Shipbuilding. Plachter-Vogel Design provided interior architecture. USCG-Certified under Subchapter K for 600 passengers, plus 30 crew, Starship carries a Stability Letter for Partially Protected waters. The vessel is designed to have a 5-5.6 ft. full load draft enabling it to access some of the Biloxi area's more shallow waterways. The hull features tunnels to allow large enough propellers while minimizing the draft.