MV Island Home

The MV Island Home is a ferry built by Vt Halter Marine in 2005 for The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority it is the replacement for the MV Islander.

The MV Island Home was named after the sidewheel steamer Island Home which served Martha's Vineyard for most of the second half of the nineteenth century.

In October 2007, the MV Island Home was involved in a minor "fender bender". MV Governor was beginning a hazardous cargo trip to the Vineyard when she struck MV Island Home. Coast Guard marine safety inspectors examined both ships and permitted the MV Island Home to return to service about 1 hour after her scheduled departure time with only a dent in the hull, above the waterline. The MV Governor required slightly more repair, but was back in service by the end of the day. Petty Officer Lauren Downs of the Coast Guard stated "Results of standard drug and alcohol tests on Governor's crew, after the accident, were negative".[1]

References

  1. ↑ "News in Brief". Martha's Vineyard Times. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2009-06-14.

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