Steamship Authority (SSA) unveils new fast ferry Iyanough
By Peter A. Sutters, Jr.
I&M Staff Writer
The Steamship Authority’s new fast ferry, the $9.7 million Iyanough, was unveiled at the Hyannis terminal yesterday to a handful of media representatives who were given a tour of the vessel and treated to a slide show of the construction process.
The sleek 154-foot catamaran, built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, Mass., will make the 26-mile trip to Nantucket on Saturday and will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. following christening and commissioning ceremonies.
The boat will begin regular service between the mainland and Nantucket Wednesday.