摘要: |
Interest in hydrofoil boats should show a substantial increase now that the first of a fleet of five passenger-carrying hydrofoils is scheduled to begin regular commuter service in the New York area. The boats to be used will be 33', 24-passenger vessels of the type pioneered by Marine Systems Corp., of Florida and built by Wilson Shipyards, Wilmington, Del. Placed in service in the coal trade on the Green River recently, two 74'×26', 1,020-hp sistership towboats, the Annabel and the Nancy B, have expanded the fleet of Green River Towing Corp., a subsidiary of Crounse Corp., Paducah, Ky. Three 20-year-old 100' harbor tugs and a 60-ton floating crane, being transferred to Turkey under the foreign aid excess property program, left New Orleans recently for Istanbul. |