Gladding-Hearn delivers ferry for Long Island, N.Y.

摘要

When the 85'×20' Fire Island Queen was delivered in early June, it was the first ferry that Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos　Corp., had built for Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, N.Y.The Fire Island Queen has a capacity of 387 passengers — 204 passengers inside and 183 passengers on the open upper deck — on the 20-minute run across Great South Bay from Bay Shore on Long Island to Fire Island.This is a no frills, very utilitarian ferry run, and because its duration is so short, amenities such as a concession stand, bar and even heads aren't needed. The ferries are essentially waterborne buses.