- Date
- 2012-03
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Transportation Authority · Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeinfrastructuretourismcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2012 Beaver Beacon reports that Elliott Bay Design Group won the contract to design a new ferry for the Beaver Island Transportation Authority. The proposed vessel would carry 150 passengers and 24 vehicles and replace the 50-year-old Beaver Islander.
Evidence limits
The report concerns design and contract award; it does not establish that the vessel was built or entered service.
Sources
- A 75-post community discussion reacted to the proposed replacement ferry, including questions about beam, stability, fuel efficiency, passenger versus vehicle capacity, and the use of public funds. It documents public response, not the final design or construction.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004627
- Beaver Beacon, March 2012, "New Ferry Design Awarded."Reports a planned 150-foot steel, 150-passenger, 24-vehicle ferry to replace the 50-year-old Beaver Islander, with twin approximately 1,500-horsepower engines, improved fuel efficiency, Wi-Fi, accessibility, and an enclosed car deck. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held March issue scan confirms the ferry-design contract report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Elliott Bay Design Group wins contract for a new Beaver Island ferry, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ferry-design-contract-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “New BI Ferry,” February 22–April 18, 2012. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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