It has operated in following and cross seas up to 10 feet and in head seas of 5 feet at speeds in the 25-knot range with good passenger comfort. It has a capacity for 32 passengers and a two-man crew in air conditioned or heated accommodations. The cargo deck aft has an area of ...
The use of a dredged channel as a public recreational amenity (e.g., fishing charters) can be extremely important. However, most fishing and recreational vessels in this region have draft depths of no more than 2 m, relative to the channel depth of 6 m, so some degree of shallowing ...