THE HUNTER

  • General
    • Vessel Name : THE HUNTER
    • Operator : MCALLISTER TOWING & TRANSPORTATION
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Offshore Support Vessel
    • Vessel Type : Crewboat / Supply / Utility Vessel
    • Construction : Aluminum
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 1060
  • Location
    • City : NORFOLK
    • STATE : VA
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 38
    • Full Load Capacity : 10 Short ton
    • Passenger Capacity : 44
  • Size
    • Register length : 65 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 18 Feet
    • Overall Length : 65 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 18 Feet
    • Load draft : 4.8 Feet
    • Light Draft : 4 Feet
    • Height : 19 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 1970
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : 528510

MCALLISTER TOWING & TRANSPORTATION

  • Area of Operation : EAST COAST U. S. - GULF OF MEXICO

PATRICE MCALLISTER

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

News

UK Royal Navy Orders Crewless Submarine from MSubs

UK Royal Navy Orders Crewless Submarine from MSubs

The UK Royal Navy has awarded a £15.4 million (currently around $18,8 million) contract for a crewless submarine to the Plymouth-based company MSubs. The submarine is expected to be delivered to the Navy in two years. The Navy expects the submarine to further advance the UK’s ability to protect our critical national infrastructure and monitor sub-sea activity.

Congress, GAO Set Their Focus on Cargo Preference Fixes

Congress, GAO Set Their Focus on Cargo Preference Fixes

On September 14, 2022, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I Committee), Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, held a hearing which indicated a potential revitalization, and new enforcement regime, of U.S.-flag requirements under the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (the CPA).

Oil Tanker Detained After Nigerian Navy Says It 'Resisted Arrest'

Oil Tanker Detained After Nigerian Navy Says It 'Resisted Arrest'

Equatorial Guinea has detained an oil tanker capable of carrying 2 million barrels after it attempted to load in Nigeria without proper paperwork, both countries said this week.The Nigerian navy said in a statement that the Heroic Idun, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), was attempting to load oil at the Akpo SBM on Aug.

Harland & Wolff to Restore HMS Quorn Mine-hunter

Harland & Wolff to Restore HMS Quorn Mine-hunter

Harland & Wolff's Appledore site in the UK's southwest has won a £55 million (around $65 million) contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS Quorn. "On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) awarded the contract that will see HMS Quorn renovated and restored, bolstering NATO maritime capability in Europe

Sea Mines Float Between Ukraine’s Grain Stocks and the World

Sea Mines Float Between Ukraine’s Grain Stocks and the World

As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food crisis, hundreds of mines laid along the Black Sea present a practical nightmare that will take months to resolve even after any agreement.The Black Sea is crucial for shipment of grain, oil and oil products.

Harland & Wolff Returns to Action with First Newbuild Order

Harland & Wolff Returns to Action with First Newbuild Order

The historic Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff announced it has secured its first newbuild order since being bought out of administration in 2019.The shipyard, best known for having built the Titanic, is returning to action after being purchased by London-based InfraStrata. The yard said on Wednesday that it was awarded an initial contract worth approximately £8.5 million to build 11 barges for U.

US Navy Sets Up Unmanned Surface Vessel Division

US Navy Sets Up Unmanned Surface Vessel Division

The U.S. Navy is moving full speed ahead toward wider adoption of autonomous unmanned surface vessels, having recently established a dedicated Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV).Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley assumed command of the newly established USVDIV One during a ceremony on May 13. “To meet the challenges of the 21st Century, we must continue to innovate the surface force,” Daley said.

Are Unmanned Surface Vessels the Key to a 500-Ship U.S. Navy?

Are Unmanned Surface Vessels the Key to a 500-Ship U.S. Navy?

In an era of great power competition, navies – by virtue of their ability to span the globe and effectively deliver combat power – are likely to be the sine qua non of military power. This leads, naturally, to the tendency to count numbers of ship hulls when comparing the strength of navies. Lost on no one is the fact that the size of China’s Navy now exceeds that of the U.S.

RIMPAC Naval Exercise Brings Together 'Capable Adaptive Partners' from 28 Nations

RIMPAC Naval Exercise Brings Together 'Capable Adaptive Partners' from 28 Nations

The 2022 biennial, multi-national Rim of the Pacific's (RIMPAC) exercise has come to a close.This year’s exercise with the theme of “Capable Adaptive Partners,” featured 26 participating nations and 38 surface ships, three submarines, more than 30 uncrewed systems, approximately 170 aircraft, and more than 25,000 personnel.

NAT Adds Two Suezmax Newbuilds

NAT Adds Two Suezmax Newbuilds

Nordic American Tankers said it has added two suezmax tankers to its fleet. The newbuilds, NAT's first delivered since 2018, both have long term contracts.The 157,094 dwt Nordic Harrier was delivered on May 13 from Samsung shipyard in South Korea. The second vessel, to be named Nordic Hunter, is 156,800 dwt and will be delivered from Samsung within the next few days, NAT said.

Yesterday’s or Tomorrow’s Offshore Energy: Which to Pick?

Yesterday’s or Tomorrow’s Offshore Energy: Which to Pick?

Looking back, it is easy to wonder if one could have done better by taking the other fork in the road. I grew up in Holland in a maritime family and am pretty sure I would have stuck with maritime there. In 1968, when I was 8 years old, my father left Holland America Line and joined the United States Salvage Association. At the same time, their main customer, the U.S.

Raytheon Anschütz Inks Deal for Hunter Class Frigate

Raytheon Anschütz Inks Deal for Hunter Class Frigate

Raytheon Anschütz signed a contract with BAE Systems Australia’s maritime division for initial design work of an integrated navigation and bridge system for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter class frigate program.Raytheon Anschütz will design and manufacture a warship integrated navigation and bridge system (WINBS) for the Hunter class frigate program