USA: The new 26-metre 'Fire Island Belle', built by Blount Bouts, was recently delivered to Bay Shore, New York.
The 382-passenger, two-deck, all-aluminium commuter boat will be operating from Bay Shore to Fire Island on Great South Bay.
The triple screw vessel is powered by Detroit Series 60 Tier II diesel engines, each rated 447kW at 2,100 rpm with 2:1 ZF 550 reduction gears.
At a displacement of 42 tonnes, she cruises at 19 knots.
The 'Fire Island Belle' was certified under US Coast Guard, subchapter K Rules and Regulations. She was based on the original design of the 'Firebird', built by the Blount shipyard for West Ferry, a sister corporation of Fire Island Ferries, in 1984.