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Workboat News Roundup | September 24 – Great Lakes electric training RIB, Indian ocean research ship and more
Work Boat World

Workboat News Roundup | September 24 – Great Lakes electric training RIB, Indian ocean research ship and more

Baird Maritime
Hihimanu, an NOAA 36-foot class II research vessel
Research, Environment & Training

NOAA seeks bids for 35-foot Hawaii sanctuary research boat

Gareth Havelock
The Freshwater Research and Innovation Center's new 24-foot electric research and training RIB
RIBs and RHIBs

Michigan Great Lakes operator acquires electric RIB for research and training duties

Gareth Havelock
Map of Mexico's Pacific coast
Ports & Terminals

Ports close along Mexico's Pacific as powerful hurricane churns offshore

Reuters
Reactor-carrying barge at the Port of Long Beach
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | US startup introduces floating nuclear reactor barge for on-demand power generation in ports

Baird Maritime
East End
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | East End – 93,500-tonne floating dock expands Grand Bahama Shipyard's cruise repair capability

Baird Maritime
Musangu II
Pilotage

PNG Ports to receive new pilot boat

Jens Karsten
A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak detects and responds to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the US extended continental shelf (ECS) in the US Arctic
Non-Naval Security

US keeping close eye on Chinese Arctic presence amid security concerns

Reuters
Pointe du Hoc
Other Workboats

VESSEL REVIEW | Pointe du Hoc – Aluminium buoy tender takes on aids-to-navigation maintenance off Normandy

Baird Maritime
Launch of Carpentaria Marine Services' offshore support catamaran Strait Shooter II
Offshore Support & Maintenance

Carpentaria Marine Services' new catamaran OSV hits the water

Jens Karsten
Klondike Express
Accidents

US Coast Guard assists in emergency response following fire on Alaska tour boat

Will Xavier
The launch of the Vietnam People's Navy's new 80-metre submarine rescue vessel, September 15, 2026
Search and Rescue

Vietnamese builder launches 80-metre submarine rescue ship

Will Xavier
CCGS Judy LaMarsh, a rebuilt icebreaker acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard from a private operator
Icebreaking

Rebuilt icebreaker enters service with Canadian Coast Guard

Will Xavier
The fast ferry SH-Galata 2 underway in the Bosphorus Strait just outside Istanbul
Ferry

COLUMN | Science versus subversion: dispelling claims of "magic hulls" that promise improved efficiency [Aft Lines]

John Kecsmar
Security Vessel News Roundup | September 15 – US Coast Guard cutter delivery, patrol crewboat orders and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | September 15 – US Coast Guard cutter delivery, patrol crewboat orders and more

Baird Maritime
Jim Murphy, Managing Director of AWA Marine
Work Boat World

OBITUARY | Jim Murphy, Managing Director of AWA Marine and former seafarer

Jens Karsten
KRI Canopus
Search and Rescue

Indonesian Navy's newest survey ship joins underwater search for victims of ferry tragedy

Will Xavier
Launch of the future Petar Njegoš I, the first of two 60-metre offshore patrol vessels being built by France's Kership for the Montenegrin Navy
Naval Ships

French builder floats out Montenegrin Navy's newest patrol vessel

Will Xavier
Tidal fish migration river through the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands
Marine Infrastructure

Boskalis starts construction of 4.0km fish migration river at Afsluitdijk

Alan Bosworth
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier KMax Emperor sits low in the water off India's Mundra Port following a collision with the Barbados-registered ship True Mariner, September 11, 2026.
Accidents

Bulk carrier damaged following collision off India's Mundra Port

Gareth Havelock
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