FIRE ISLAND EMPRESS

  • General
    • Vessel Name : FIRE ISLAND EMPRESS 0
    • Operator : SAYVILLE FERRY SERVICE, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 329 0
    • Vessel Type : 13 0
    • Construction : C 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1800 0
  • Location
    • City : SAYVILLE 0
    • STATE : NY 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 60 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 270 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 68 257
    • Regular Breadth : 18 257
    • Overall Length : 71.3 257
    • Overall Breadt : 19.2 257
    • Load draft : 7 257
    • Light Draft : 4.5 257
    • Height : 21 257
  • Other
    • Year : 2004 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1152331 0

SAYVILLE FERRY SERVICE, INC.

  • Area of Operation : SAYVILLE TO FIRE ISLAND PINES, WATER ISLAND AND ACROSS GREAT SOUTH BAY, NY; SAYVILLE TO CHERRY GROVE AND SUNKEN FOREST, NY 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

CROSS BAY CLIPPER

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

FIRE ISLAND CLIPPER

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

FIRE ISLAND DUCHESS

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : B 0

FIRE ISLAND MAID

  • Type : 12 0
  • Construction : A 0

MERRIMAC II

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : B 0

MONITOR II

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : B 0

SOUTH BAY CLIPPER

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : C 0

News

Burning Car Carrier Abandoned off Alaska

Burning Car Carrier Abandoned off Alaska

The crew of a ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday.The 22 crew members were safely evacuated from the ship after they failed to put out the fire, Zodiac said as it focuses on salvaging the vessel.

China (again) Flexes Naval Muscle

China (again) Flexes Naval Muscle

China has flexed its muscles this month by sending an unusually large number of naval and coast guard vessels through a swathe of East Asian waters, according to security documents and officials, in moves that have unnerved regional capitals.Since early May, China deployed fleets larger than usual, including navy, coast guard and other ships near Taiwan

Lack of Oversight Impacts U.S. Fishing Industry

Lack of Oversight Impacts U.S. Fishing Industry

U.S. President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries, raising the risk of a delayed start to the fishing season for some East Coast cod and haddock fleets and leading to overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna, according to Reuters interviews with industry groups and federal government employees.

The Race is On to Find Vessel Collision Clues

The Race is On to Find Vessel Collision Clues

Inevitably, when a maritime accident like the one involving U.S.-flagged chemical tanker Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged container vessel Solong happens, the first question invariably is an incredulous: "How could this happen"?Now, a relatively rare collision off the coast of Britain has sparked concerns over what went wrong despite standard safety protocols

Japanese Navy Ship on Fire, One Missing

Japanese Navy Ship on Fire, One Missing

Fire broke out on a Japanese warship sailing near the western part of the country, causing one crew member to be hospitalized due to smoke inhalation, while another was missing, Japan's navy said on Sunday.The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) said the minesweeper Ukushima was sailing off the coast north of Fukuoka in the island of Kyushu when the fire occurred at around 9:40 a.m.

Crew Rescued from OSV That Caught Fire Off South Africa

Crew Rescued from OSV That Caught Fire Off South Africa

Fifteen crew members have been rescued from an offshore supply vessel (OSV) that went up in flames off the coast of South Africa.The fire reportedly broke out and grew out of control in the messroom aboard the Marshall Islands registered vessel AM Pride on Thursday, in an ocean area approximately 48.

New England States Move Forward with Three Giant Offshore Wind Farms

New England States Move Forward with Three Giant Offshore Wind Farms

Massachusetts and Rhode Island are moving ahead with three offshore wind projects totaling 2.9 gigawatts (GW), or enough electricity to power about 1.6 million homes, government officials announced on Friday.The project selections, following a joint solicitation in March for wind farms to be built off of New England's shores

Still No Oil Spill from Tanker Sounion Attacked by Houthis

Still No Oil Spill from Tanker Sounion Attacked by Houthis

As salvage operations began on an abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker with deck fires still burning from Houthi rebel attacks, the EU's Red Sea naval mission Aspides said on Thursday that no oil spill has been detected.Yemen's Houthi militants carried out multiple assaults, including planting bombs on the already disabled 900-foot (274.

Houthi-hit Tanker Sounion Appears to Be Leaking Oil

Houthi-hit Tanker Sounion Appears to Be Leaking Oil

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.The Sounion was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen's port city of Hodeidah.

Greek Coastguard Opens Fire on Migrant Boat, One Person Killed

Greek Coastguard Opens Fire on Migrant Boat, One Person Killed

A 39-year-old migrant was found dead on Friday after the Greek coastguard opened fire on a vessel carrying migrants off the island of Symi in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said.In a statement, the coastguard said the man died "probably from a bullet" and that shots were fired at the outboard engine of the migrant boat in an effort to immobilize it after it ignored warnings to stop.

Oil Spill Threatens Philippines Capital After Tanker Capsizes

Oil Spill Threatens Philippines Capital After Tanker Capsizes

A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a crew member and an oil spill that could spread to waters off the capital Manila, officials said.Sixteen of the 17 crew members of MT Terra Nova have been rescued, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said, after the ship capsized off the coastal town of Limay in Bataan province.

Tanker Capsizes Off Philippines

Tanker Capsizes Off Philippines

A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member, officials said.Sixteen of the 17 crew members of MT Terra Nova have been rescued, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said, after the ship capsized off the coastal town of Limay in Bataan province.