6-694: M/V Chenega is a catamaran ferry built by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport , Connecticut for the Alaska Marine Highway System entering service 2005. After being laid up in 2017, in March 2021 it was sold by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas along with sister ship MV Fairweather for service between Spain and Ibiza . The Chenega ran into controversy from virtually
12-744: Is known for building Cakewalk V , one of the largest yachts ever constructed in the United States. Derecktor operates three facilities: one in Mamaroneck, New York , focused on the construction and repair of custom yachts and small commercial vessels; another in Dania Beach, Florida , dedicated to the maintenance, repair, and refitting of mega-yachts up to 200 feet in length; and a third in Fort Pierce, Florida , equipped to maintain and refit sailing and motor yachts more than 200 feet in length. The company
18-637: The Chenega 's Prince William Sound home, was especially outraged after the decision to transfer the boat to Ketchikan. In the winter, the MV Aurora took the Chenega 's place running the Prince William Sound route. [REDACTED] Media related to IMO 9265794 at Wikimedia Commons Derecktor Shipyards Derecktor Shipyards is an American shipbuilding company located in Mamaroneck, New York , and founded in 1947 by Robert E. Derecktor. The company
24-519: The day it came into service. The Chenega had long been promised to service Prince William Sound year-round, and starting in the summer of 2005, however it came into service later than scheduled and the state of Alaska soon reneged on its promise for full-time Prince William Sound service and transferred the Chenega to its current route between Ketchikan and Petersburg with occasional stops in Wrangell for
30-427: The winter. The new plan was to have the Chenega run this Southeast Alaska route in the winter and then transfer the ferry up to Prince William Sound in the summer. This was especially controversial because unlike feeder and mainline ferry vessels, the fast ferries only operated in the day thus their crews lived in their homeports offering additional economic stimulus to its host community. Because of this, Cordova ,
36-528: Was founded in Mamaroneck, New York, in 1947 by Robert E. Derecktor. The company started as a yacht builder, although it has built many commercial vessels. The following is the list of notable ships built by Derecktor Shipyards. Derecktor Shipyards has built three 65-ft aluminum catamarans powered by hybrid motors. The first was a research vessel for the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk named Spirit of
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