La. yard delivers whale-watching crafts

Gulf Craft of Franklin, La., delivered a pair of multi-functional 98-foot aluminum catamaran passenger vessels, the ‘Acadia Explorer’ and ‘Schoodic Explorer’, to the Bar Harbor (Maine) Whale Watch Co. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 150-passenger certified vessels will be used for whale watching excursions, nature cruises and lighthouse tours in the Acadia National Park and surrounding areas as well for providing tender services to cruise ships which frequent Bar Harbor during the spring and summer months. (Source: Work Boat 09/05/18) Gulf Craft is one of the nation's leading family-owned and operated companies that design, engineer and build aluminum commercial vessels. Gulf Craft's main facility is completely integrated for efficient vessel construction. It is located on 100 acres of property along the Charenton Canal in Franklin. The facility is accessible to and from the Gulf of Mexico via the Atchafalaya River and Intracoastal Canal.