Marine & Dock News
The reason the Eldorado sank: Its just a weird one. It doesnt normally do that
The Eldorado sank because of failed shaft packing on the starboard shaft, according to Les Soland of A1 Marine Services/Vessel Assist. The Eldorado, a 39-year-old, 50-foot Trojan wooden boat that sank Tuesday at the Friday Harbor Marina breakwater dock, was raised and towed Wednesday to Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes, where it is undergoing repair. Theyre pickling the engine and the gen-set. It
More Money for Marine Atlantic, But Ferry Fuss Continues
Theres some noise about whether final decisions have been made, but the Minister of State for Transport believes people should be just doing cartwheels with the money now allocated for Marine Atlantic. The new budget allocates some $175-million for the service.
Passengers left high and dry as ferry launch is scuppered
THE Swansea-Cork ferry has hit choppy waters -- three days before its inaugural sailing.
Irish operator Fastnet Line has cancelled
City seeks dock grant
A new multiuse shipping terminal at the foot of Union Street has cleared a preliminary hurdle in the race for $2 million in federal funding and is about to go to the next level.
Fluke season to include Memorial Day, Labor Day, fisheries council rules
TOMS RIVER - New Jerseys fluke fisherman will get to angle for the tasty flatfish on both Memorial Day and Labor Day this year, the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council ruled Thursday.
