b'VESSEL:Sandy Ground Sandy GroundTYPE:Passenger FerrySHIPBUILDER: Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla.NAVALElliott Bay Design Group, ARCHITECT/DESIGNERS: Seattle, Wash.InDecember2021,EasternShipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced the completion of the second Ollis Class Staten Island Ferry fortheCityofNewYorkDepartmentof Transportation(NYCDOT)StatenIsland FerryDivision.DesignedbyElliottBay DesignGroup,theSandyGround,Hull 220,departedESGsPortSt.JoeShipyard passenger ready with the USCG Certificate of Inspection and the ABS Class Certificates in hand. It is scheduled to begin transporting passengers in 2022.The302-footvesselisnamedafteroneof Americas first African American settlements. Established by freed slaves on Staten Islands South Shore nearly two hundred years ago,chargingoutlets,andunobstructedskyline waters routes and are to be certified by ABS Sandy Ground became the anchor for AfricanviewsaroundthecircumferenceofthetomeettheirStandardsforBuildingand Americans living on Staten Island, N.Y.bridge deck.ClassingSteelVesselforServiceonRivers and Intracoastal Waterways. The vessels will Passenger-focusedenhancementsincludeaThe vessels are designed and built to meetoperate at a sprint speed of just over 17 kts large snack bar, heated decks to eliminate iceUSCG 46 CFR Subchapter H certificationand a service speed of 16.3 kts at 80% of the and snow build up, an abundance of USBrequirementsforoperationinprotected installed EMD engines maximum continuous power rating. Arthur E ImperatorePhoto Credit: Dave Kinghorn, Yank MarineVESSEL:Arthur E Imperatore The Arthur E Imperatore is a 109-foot passengerwhenweatherconditionsbecomeicy.The TYPE:Passenger Ferry vessel built by Yank Marine, Inc. for New Yorkvessel is powered by twin tier 3 Cummins OPERATOR: New York Waterway,Waterway. The vessel can accommodate 599QSK38s, ZF transmissions, and two 65kw Weehawken, N.J. passengers with an enclosed main deck andKohler generators. The vessel is able to reach SHIPBUILDER:Yank Marine,open top deck. This vessel also features a heatedspeedsof22knots.Thevesselisexpected Tuckahoe, N.J. bow deck to safely load and unload passengerstobedeliveredtoNew York Waterwayin early 2022.DECEMBER 2021 29 FOGHORN FOCUS: NEW VESSEL PREVIEW'