The catamaran ferry Provincetown III ran aground in the Marble Head, Boston. The ship was navigated and maneuvered by trainee skipper, who hit a sandbar into the harbor. The ferry was carrying 145 passengers on board and 4 crew members. There are no injured persons during the accident, but the hull of Provincetown III was seriously damaged by the ground. The passengers were transfered to another ferry of Bay State Cruise Co, which transported all of them to the destination point. The coast guard reacted immediately with re-floating of the vessel, as three tugs were sent to the scene of the accident. The re-floating is planned for the next high tide, which will support the salvage operations. After the vessel is re-floated it will be tugged to the dock for repair and inspection into the Boston harbor. The line of the ferry Provincetown III was suspended before the vessel is ready to operate in service again.
The catamaran ferry Provincetown III has length of 30.00 m, beam of 10.00 m and maximum draft of 2.00 m. The ship is High Speed Craft, built in 2004 for the company Bay State Cruise Co. The ship has net tonnage of 61 NT and main engine Cummins KTA-38 with total output power of 2500 hp at 1870 rpm.