{"id":429775,"date":"2026-10-16T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429775\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:30:12","slug":"rozema-to-build-pilot-boat-for-tampa-bay-pilots-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429775\/","title":{"rendered":"Rozema to build pilot boat for Tampa Bay Pilots Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workboat.com\/author\/benjamin-hayden\" title=\"Ben Hayden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/crop.f489149c3d5455c5d2e5fbb23522524c.jpeg.author-image.300x300.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/crop.f489149c3d5455c5d2e5fbb23522524c.jpeg.author-image.300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/>  <\/a> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pi-56.25[94].jpg.medium.800x800.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pi-56.25[94].jpg.medium.800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/> A rendering of the Camarc-designed aluminum pilot boat Rozema Boat Works will build for the Tampa Bay Pilots Association. Rozema image.  <\/p>\n<p>Mount Vernon, Wash., boatbuilder Rozema Boat Works has been awarded a contract to build an aluminum pilot transfer vessel for the\u00a0Tampa Bay\u00a0Pilots\u00a0Association.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Rozema Boat Works, Mount Vernon, Wash., has been awarded a contract to build an aluminum pilot transfer vessel for the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Pilots\u00a0Association.<\/p>\n<p>Designed by Camarc Design, Dunoon, U.K., the boat will feature a double-chine hull and carry up to five pilots in addition to its crew.<\/p>\n<p>Twin Caterpillar C18 diesel engines, each rated at 715 hp at 2,100 rpm, will drive conventional propellers through Twin Disc MGX5136 reduction gears. Expected maximum speed is 27 to 28 knots.<\/p>\n<p>The 57&#8217;x17&#8217;5&#8243; vessel has a full-load displacement of 61,000 pounds and fuel capacity of 790 gals.<\/p>\n<p>Outfitting will include heavy-duty fendering, a rescue platform, Furuno navigation electronics and climate-controlled accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>A delivery date and contract value were not disclosed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 16, 2026 A rendering of the Camarc-designed aluminum pilot boat Rozema Boat Works will build for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429776,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-429775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}