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ed but Coast Guard assets could not reach beyond Richmond. The vessels were only able to break approximately 100 yards per day which quickly re-froze. There was limited discussion of the
possibility of commercial barge traffi c on the Penobscot River which may necessitate ice breaking for the 2018-19 season but its too early to confi rm. Subchapter M - The U.S. Coast Guard’s
fi nal rule to establish an inspection regime for towing vessels in accordance with 46 CFR Subchapter M was published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2017. Towing vessels, had been previously uninspected. Subchapter M sets new minimum safety standards for towing vessels and requires each vessel to be inspected. Subchapter M establishes two paths to compliance for towing vessel operators: either annual Coast Guard inspections or the implementation of a Coast Guard-accepted Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) in which compliance rests with Third Party Organi- zations.
The new subchapter will be phased in
over 4 years starting with the fi rst milestone date of July 18, 2018, which is when most re- quirements become eff ective (enforceable). Vessels are not required to be certifi cated until July 22, 2019 at which time a schedule of phased in inspections starts with 25% of each company’s fl eet requiring to be inspect- ed each year between 2019 through 2022. Waterway Suitability Assessment
– CDR Myers briefed the Forum that a Wa- terway Suitability Assessment (WSA) will be conducted for the SEA-3 Liquefi ed Pe- troleum Gas facility in Newington, NH. The existing facility receives LPG via tank ship. The WSA is required as the facility desires to alter their operation by exporting as well as importing LPG. Federal regulations require a WSA (to reassess risks and mitigation) to be completed if an existing facility changes its operation. The initial meetings were held the last week of April. TWIC Readers - By August 23, 2018,
owners and operators of facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes (CDC) in bulk or receive vessels carrying CDC in bulk and facilities that receive vessels certifi cated
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to carry more than 1,000 passengers. must amend their FSPs to indicate how they will implement the new TWIC requirements. CAPT. MAKINTIRE – On February
21, 2018 the 70-year-old (retired) towing vessel CAPT. MACKINTIRE sank while under tow off Kennebunkport. The vessel was being moved from Portland to Maryland to be repurposed for a non-maritime func- tion. CAPT. MACKINTIRE was under a dead ship tow and was not operational, the vessel towing the CAPT. MACKINTIRE (HELEN LOUISE) was not a commercial towing vessel as both vessels were con- sidered recreational due to their non-com- mercial status. During the transit HELEN LOUISE (the vessel towing CAPTAIN MACKINTIRE) collided with the vessel at which time the transit was halted. A response boat crew from Coast Guard
Station Portsmouth Harbor, NH. and the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter REEF SHARK, homeported in Boston, deployed to assist. Once on scene, the Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor boat crew confi rmed there were no injuries to the two-man tug crew. The Coast Guard then escorted the work boat HELEN LOUISE, with the two people aboard, into Portsmouth, where it safely moored. The Coast Guard Cutter REEF SHARK established a tow with CAPT. MACKINTIRE, with intentions to bring the boat into Portland. While in tran- sit to Portland early Thursday, the CAPT.
MACKINTIRE began taking on water, forcing the crew to cut the towline where it sunk in about 158 feet of water. No imme- diate pollution was noted but continues to be monitored. Anchorages - Rockland - The request
to establish a Federal Anchorage off Rock- land was formally denied by the First Coast Guard District. Belfast – The City of Belfast is respond-
ing to a Federal Register comment from the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding eel grass within their anchorage proposal. The comment must be resolved before fi nalizing their special anchorage proposal to establish two special anchorage areas in the Passagassawakeag River in the vicinity of Belfast. If approved, the anchorages will facilitate safe navigation in that area and provide safe anchorages for vessels less than 20 meters in length. 4. Old Business/New Business:
Change of Command - Captain Baroody, Commander, Sector Northern New England will be retiring May 18, 2018 at which time Captain Brian LeFevre will assume com- mand. A Change of Command ceremony is planned for that day at the Ocean Gateway Pier.
No other new business was raised. 5. Next Meeting: June 13, 2018, 1000,
University of Southern Maine, Room 213 (Second Floor) Abramson Center, 88 Bed- ford Street, Portland, ME 04101.
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a 320-hp F-M and has a speed of 9 knots. The Arthur D. Story yard in Essex was taken over by Dana A. Story and they were building a 100-foot dragger for Capt. Joseph Ciarametaro of Gloucester. At the Stonington-Deer Isle Yacht
Basin in Stonington they built the hull of the 99-foot dragger MARY & JOAN, for her owners, Capt. Herman J. Saunders, and John H. Seamen of New Bedford. She was designed by Richard Davis of New Rochelle, NY and had a beam of 21 feet 7 inches and a draft of 12 feet. She was heavily constructed with 4½ x 8 double frames and 2¾ inch planking. They also used steel in the fi sh hold, forecastle, engine room, aft bulkhead and deck house. The fi sh hold is 21 feet long and has a capacity of 160,000 pounds of iced fi sh. She is powered with a 350-hp Cooper-Bessmer diesel to a 62 x 44 Hyde propeller. Carter’s Boat Yard in Friendship re-
ceived an order for a 65-foot gill netter mid-fall from Capt. John Zappia of Portland.
She will be powered with a 114-hp Superior diesel with a 3:1 Joe’s reduction gear. They hope to have her over in March. Morse Boatbuilding Co. in Thomaston
launched the 90-foot dragger ST. VICTO- RIA for Capt. Isadoro Tarantino and Frank Consiglio of Gloucester on 20 October. She is powered with a 250-hp Atlas diesel. The yard also had under construction a 75-footer for Capt. Carl Reed of Owl’s Head. At Stonington-Deer Isle Yacht Basin
in Stonington they launched the 75-foot dragger PENNYSON I for John C. Penny & Sons of Ramea, Newfoundland. She is powered with a 200-hp F-M diesel. It was interesting to see the boats built
during World War II for the commercial fi shing industry as many of the boats pre-war were taken for the war eff ort. I am not sure, but I feel that “Atlantic Fisherman” covered the bigger boats, the draggers, and that the coverage of lobster boats under construction was not as extensive. A very interesting time and most of those involved hav e passed over the bar as well as all of the vessels.
National Fisherman Collection
@PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM
www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org Route One, Searsport, Maine 04974 207-548-2529
A number of lobster boats nestled in New Harbor the end of April
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