b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWSIncat Crowther to Design Low-EmissionHybrid Research VesselI ncat Crowther, a PVA member, has beensupport the universitys on-water educationand eight crew, specifically to the needs of the commissioned by the Lake Superior Re- and research and will feature proven parallelLSRI. The main deck features two large state-search Institute (LSRI) at the Universityhybrid battery propulsion technology to re- of-the-art laboratoriesone a dry laboratory of Wisconsin-Superior to design a low-emis- duce greenhouse gas emissions and help meetand the other a wet laboratorywhich can sion battery hybrid research vessel.the universitys environmental objectives.also be configured to a traditional classroom set-up. Each laboratory is complemented with Described as a floating classroom, the 65IncatCrowtherhascustomizedthedesignconveniently located storage spaces while the U.S.CoastGuard-certifiedcatamaranwillof the vessel, which can carry 49 passengersmaindeckalsofeaturesalarge294-square foot working deck area, two folding dive plat-forms and two bathrooms. Theupperdeckfeaturesalargeclassroom adjacent to the pilot house, and two survey winches for use with a stern a-frame. Commentingontheproject,Incat CrowthersU.S.-officeManagingDirector GrantPecorarosaid,Thecollaboration between our teams has resulted in a versatile design which will effectively serve the needs of the Lake Superior Research Institute while reducing its environmental footprint. RENDERING COURTESY OF INCAT CROWTHERAmy Eliot, LSRI associate director and project lead said, This stable, quiet hybrid catamaran will enable LSRI to continue and expand fresh-waterresearchinitiatives,aswellasprovide opportunitiesforstudentsandcommunity members to connect with Lake Superior. The aluminum-hulled vessel is the first collab-oration between Incat Crowther and the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Superior and is expected to be delivered in spring 2024. FOGHORN 42'