Blount Boats Delivers New Fire Island Ferry

Warren, R.I. (June, 10, 2019) – The new 85’ ISLE OF FIRE built by Blount Boats of Warren, Rhode Island was delivered to Bay Shore, New York on Monday, June 10th. The 382-passenger, 2 deck, all aluminum commuter boat will be operating from Bay Shore to Fire Island on Great South Bay. This vessel is a sister ship to the M/V Fire Islander (Hull 368) built by Blount Boats in 2013.

The triple screw vessel built and certified under U.S. Coast Guard, Subchapter K Rules and Regulations is powered by John Deere Model #6135SFM85 diesel engines, 650hp each at 2,100 rpm with 2:1 ZF 550 reduction gears. This vessel marks the 10th boat designed and built by the Blount shipyard for Fire Island Ferries since 1972, a milestone for the two companies.

In review, the Blount Shipyard has built the following vessels for the Fire Island Ferries fleet: Capt. Patterson (1972), Fire Island Miss (1976), Traveler (1977), Vagabond (1979), Fireball (1981), Firebird (1983), Fire Island Flyer (2001), Fire Island Belle (2009), and Fire Islander (2013).

Fire Island Ferries has been in operation since 1948 and supplies fast marine transportation services from Bay Shore, Long Island to Fire Island.