b'T he Woods Hole, Marthas Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority located in Massachusetts is in the midst of a fleet transformation as they finish work on three vesselstoreplacealikenumberofagingships.Theshipsjoiningthefleetarere- purposed offshore vessels (OSVs) that have been undergoing construction to prepare them for a new life serving passengers along the Massachusetts coast. Robert B. Davis, general manager of the Steamship Authority, sat down with us to tell us more about the new vessels and the journey to rebuild them for their new role. 17 DECEMBER 2024'