MV Iyanough

MV Iyanough is a high-speed ferry that operates for the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority on a route between Hyannis and Nantucket, Massachusetts.

MV Iyanough
Namesake: Iyannough[1]
Owner: The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority
Route: Hyannis–Nantucket
Builder: Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding[2]
Cost: $9.7 million[2]
Christened: March 24, 2007 (2007-03-24)[2]
Homeport: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Status: In service
General characteristics
Length: 154 feet (47 m)[2]
Beam: 39 feet (12 m)[2]
Draft: 5.3 feet (1.6 m)[3]
Speed: 35 knots (40 mph)[1]
Capacity: 400 people[1], 24 bicycles[3]

Iyanough was built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding to an Incat Crowther design at a cost of $9.7 million[2] and was delivered to the Authority in January 2007.[3] She was christened and commissioned into service during a ceremony on Nantucket Island on March 24, 2007.[2]

On the night of June 16, 2017, Iyanough crashed into a jetty in Hyannis harbor, injuring nine passengers.[4][5][6] [7][8][9][10]

Iyanough measures 154 feet (47 m) in length, with a beam of 39 feet (12 m), and draws 5.3 feet (1.6 m).[3] She is powered by four MTU diesel engines, which give her a top speed of 38 knots (44 mph) when fully loaded.[3] She has a passenger capacity of 393, with 350 indoor seats and 40 on the outer deck.[2]

References
  1. "Vessels". The Steamship Authority. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Scharfenberg, David (March 22, 2007). "Iyanough rules fast lane". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. "Gladding-Hearn Delivers Ferry for State Ferry Operator". Marine Link. January 18, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. Salinas, Sara; Geanous, Jacob; Walrath, Rowan (June 17, 2017). "Ferry crashes in Hyannis Harbor, injuring six". The Boston Globe.
  5. Gaffey, Conor (June 17, 2017). "HYANNIS FERRY CRASH: INJURIES REPORTED AS HIGH-SPEED BOAT PLOUGHS INTO JETTY". Newsweek.
  6. "At least six injured after ferry crashes into jetty in Mass". USA Today. June 17, 2017.
  7. "Coast Guard makes more details of ferry crash public". The Cape Cod Times. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. "Ferry crashes in Hyannis Harbor". The Boston Globe. 16 June 2017.
  9. "At least nine people were injured in a high-speed ferry crash in Massachusetts". NewsWeek. 17 June 2017.
  10. "At least six injured after ferry crashes into jetty in Mass". USA Today. 17 June 2017.
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