A NEW RESEARCH VESSEL being built for the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, CT, is starting to take shape at the Robert E. Derecktor Inc. shipyard, Mamaroneck, NY. Upon delivery in May 2014, the $2.6 million, Incat Crowther-designed vessel will become the Aquarium's new "floating classroom," replacing the Aquarium's current 34-year-old, 40 ft trawler. The new 65 ft catamaran will be fully ADA compliant and meet all current USCG Subchapter T requirements. It will feature a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system-expected to reduce diesel fuel consumption by an estimated 75 percent, and will offer both a climate-controlled indoor classroom and an outdoor research space. Moreover, the new vessel will help increase class size, with the vessel's total capacity of 65 more than doubling that of the current trawler.
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