February 2018 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 15.
Andy Tyska and Bristol Marine Acquire Boothbay Harbor Shipyard
Andy Tyska and Eric Graves.
Rhode Island-Based Marine Business Expands to Maine with Third Location, Preserving Working Waterfront and Jobs in the Marine Trades
BOOTHBAY HARBOR (Maine) -- Andy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisi- tion of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Located at the head of Boothbay Harbor, the shipyard joins Bristol Marine’s two other locations of working waterfront--including boat yards in Bristol, Rhode Island, and Somerset, Massachusetts. A vital part of Maine’s shipbuilding
tradition, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has accommodated a wide range of vessels since its founding in the later 1800s--including tall ships and superyachts, tugboats and Navy vessels, sailing yachts and workboats. Shipyard operations will continue under the leadership of Eric Graves, and facility improvements will be devised to make the yard’s expertise and craftsmanship more accessible to boat owners and yachts visiting the region. “The acquisition of Boothbay Harbor
Shipyard will further increase our capacity and diversify the level of service we can off er along the East Coast through Bristol Marine,” said Tyska. “Under Eric’s leader- ship, the shipyard has undertaken some of the greatest repair and restoration projects in New England—and I know that Eric, together with the yard’s talented shipwrights and skilled workers, will build on that past success and eff ect improvements that will make their skills and services more available to today’s boaters.” Boothbay Harbor Shipyard off ers a
complete range of marine-related repairs and services for all vessel types. The yard’s 700-ton marine railway has braced tall ships, superyachts, tugboats, fi shing trawlers, pas- senger boats, ferries, and Navy and Coast Guard vessels; the 150-ton railway has accommodated sailing yachts, workboats, schooners, and motor vessels. Ongoing proj- ects at the yard include the restoration of the schooner Ernestina Morrissey, the offi cial vessel of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts and a National Historic Landmark with a sparred length of 156 feet, and the 171-foot, three-masted tall ship Friendship of Salem, owned by the U.S. National Park Service. “I am excited about the opportunity to
work with Andy and Bristol Marine to defi ne the next period in the long legacy of opera- tions at what we will call ‘The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor’,” said Vice President Eric Graves. “We have a talented team and have built the reputation as one of the many great and capable yards in Maine that care for and restore vessels of all types.” Tyska founded Bristol Marine in
1998. In addition to providing a custom- ized level of service on boats of all types, the company has also been a preserver of working waterfront and marine-trades jobs, employing nearly 50 skilled tradesmen and tradeswomen at two waterfront locations in Bristol (R.I.) and Somerset (Mass.). The company has also acquired and improved commercial real estate in the Bristol area, much of which has become home to over 30 marine-related businesses that employ over 300 individuals.
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