THE PEARL BUTTON

  • General
    • Vessel Name : THE PEARL BUTTON 0
    • Operator : PEARL BUTTON - THE BOAT, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 359 0
    • Vessel Type : 16 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 100 0
  • Location
    • City : MUSCATINE 0
    • STATE : IA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 92 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 115 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 63.5 257
    • Regular Breadth : 24 257
    • Overall Length : 63.5 257
    • Overall Breadt : 24 257
    • Load draft : 3 257
    • Light Draft : 3 257
    • Height : 27 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1985 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 689259 0

PEARL BUTTON - THE BOAT, LLC

  • Area of Operation : MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY MUSCATINE, IA 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

News

Vard Cuts First Steel for Island Offshore’s Hybrid Construction Vessel

Vard Cuts First Steel for Island Offshore’s Hybrid Construction Vessel

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has marked the start of construction of Island Offshore’s hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) at its shipyard in Romania.Vard secured the order for the vessel, named Island Evolution, from Island Offshore back in May 2024, which also included an option for two additional vessels.

Aurora Offshore Welcomes First of Three Sea1 High-End Subsea Vessels

Aurora Offshore Welcomes First of Three Sea1 High-End Subsea Vessels

Norwegian vessel management and operations services provider Aurora Offshore, pat of Borealis Group, has welcomed the first of three high-end subsea vessels to the fleet as part of vessels transfer agreed with Sea1 Offshore.The transferred ship, Siem Stingray, is a state-of-the-art subsea vessel built in 2014 and has a 250t AHC Crane, 1300 m2 Deck Area and Accommodation for 110 People.

'Pirates' Display Debuts @ National Maritime Museum

'Pirates' Display Debuts @ National Maritime Museum

In March 2025 the major exhibition Pirates will open at the National Maritime Museum (NMM), tracing the changing depictions of pirates throughout the ages and revealing the brutal history often obscured by fiction. While sometimes portrayed as tricksters or scoundrels, pirates are primarily swashbuckling adventurers associated with lush islands, flamboyant dress and buried treasure.

Great Ship of 2024: CSD Vaneta Marie

Great Ship of 2024: CSD Vaneta Marie

Muddy Water Dredging’s new cutter suction dredge (CSD) Vaneta Marie “represents the future of dredging technology”, according to Bill Wetta, senior vice president, and chief technology officer of DSC Dredge, the Reserve, La. based company that built the dredge, and one of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News' 'Great Ships of 2024.

MSC’s Taluga Group Envisions Maritime Logistics Differently

MSC’s Taluga Group Envisions Maritime Logistics Differently

As the Military Sealift Command (MSC) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is looking to the future through the eyes of a forward-thinking “innovation cell” named for a ship from its storied past.  USNS Taluga (T-AO-62) was the first Navy replenishment ship that was operated by civil service mariners.

d’Amico Tankers Buys Tanker Vessel for $31M

d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS) said its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland) exercised its purchase option on the MT Crimson Pearl, a 50,000 dwt medium-range product tanker vessel built in August 2017 by Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan, for a consideration of approximately $31 million with delivery expected between September and October 2024.

Marine News' Naval Architecture Roundtable

Marine News' Naval Architecture Roundtable

Marine News spoke to leaders at three North American naval architecture and marine engineering firms about some of the latest trends impacting their business today. Morgan Fanberg, CEO, Glosten; Robert Ekse, President, Elliott Bay Design Group; and Wade Carson, CEO, Vard Marine, weigh in on topics ranging from digitalization and decarbonization to the naval architect talent pool.

Deflating Mythology: New Book Unpacks the History Behind the Jones Act

Deflating Mythology: New Book Unpacks the History Behind the Jones Act

The impacts of Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, today commonly referred to as the Jones Act, are often debated in maritime circles. But the well-known U.S. law, which requires vessels that transport goods between U.S. ports to be American-built, -flagged, -owned and -crewed, hasn’t always been a hot button issue, according to Charlie Papavizas, author of a new book on the subject

Building the Next-Gen Maritime Prepositioning Ship & Auxiliary Crane Ship

Building the Next-Gen Maritime Prepositioning Ship & Auxiliary Crane Ship

The Military Sealift Command’s Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) and Auxiliary Crane Ships (ACS) were built 50 years ago to pre-position vehicles and supplies in forward locations and load or unload them in undeveloped or damaged port facilities.  I serve with MSC’s Taluga Group, charged with finding innovative solutions to pressing problems.

Grounding: Bridge Team Didn’t Know What They Didn’t Know

Grounding: Bridge Team Didn’t Know What They Didn’t Know

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has released an interim report into the grounding of the passenger ferry Aratere in Titoki Bay, Picton, on June 21, 2024, citing lack of knowledge about the steering system.The Aratere had been in service for about 26 years, and in May 2024

Seatrium Secures Two CCS Retrofits

Seatrium Secures Two CCS Retrofits

Seatrium has secured multiple contracts for repairs and upgrades, with a total value of S$100 million ($760 million) from various long-standing partners and regular customers.The projects will be completed by Q12025 and include carbon capture and storage (CCS) retrofits, major repairs on yachts, cruise ships, LNG carriers, offshore vessels, tankers as well as damage repairs.

GMS: Push the Pause Button on Ship Recycling

GMS: Push the Pause Button on Ship Recycling

The Middle East and global ship recycling markets need a serious push on the pause button, says cash buyer GMS, as this week the world has seen:• increasing security bulletins surrounding an imminent Iranian / Hezbollah threat against Israel,• the U.S. repositioning two aircraft carrier / destroyer fleets off the Gulf of Oman & Eastern Mediterranean leaving the entire region on high alert