The Golden Sunshine - Brooklyn, NY
 

Yank Marine Inc. of Tuckahoe, New Jersey, recently delivered a 26’ steel Push Boat to George Harms Construction of Farmingdale, New Jersey. This 26’x 14’x 5.5’ vessel, Yank Marine Hull # 84, is the fourth vessel that Yank Marine has recently built and delivered to Harms Construction. All four new vessels are currently being used to assist in the construction of the new Route 52 Bridge and Causeway Project in Ocean City, New Jersey.

This workboat features a removable, multi-height aluminum pilot house with two steering stations, Unicas hydraulic steering, two John Deere 6125AFM 526 bhp @ 2100 rpm engines, Twin disc MG5114A gears (2.5:1), 36” 4-blade wheels, GT mufflers, Schuyler fenders, Wintech winches, and a 1300 gallon fuel tank with a fuel transfer pump system.

For more information on new construction, please call 609-628-2928 or email us at yankmarineinc@netscape.net.

Bette Jean Yank
Yank Marine

August 2007
Yank Marine, Inc. Press Release
Delivery of the Golden Sunshine to Joe Lind of Brooklyn, New York

Once again, having been so satisfied with the construction and deliveries of his two previous vessels, the Royal Sunshine and the Golden Sunshine, both built by Yank Marine, Inc. Of Tuckahoe, New Jersey, when Joe Lind of Brooklyn, New York decided he wanted to build yet another vessel, there was no doubt as to where he would go! Only this time, Joe said, he wanted a vessel that was “bigger and better" than the last two he had built. His two previous designs had been very open, great for fishing trips, but they had also been uninsulated, and allowed the sound to echo and travel. Joe wanted to improve the ride, reduce the noise, and to be able to carry even larger groups of passengers. He got together once again with John Yank, President of Yank Marine, Inc., and naval engineer and architect, Michael LeMole, and he came up with a new design for a 106-foot catamaran which was completed and delivered in July 2007.

The new Golden Sunshine is all aluminum construction, with two enclosed decks, a simply finished interior, a snack bar on the forward main deck, and is 94' LOD and 106' LOA, having a 31'4" beam and a 4'6"draft, it will be certified to carry 350 passengers. The main power is supplied by two Cummins KTA-50s, 1800 hp @ 1900 rpms, with two John Deere 65 kw generators, and is capable of doing 27.5 knots. The gear is a ZF 4600, with Kobelt Steering and two ZF wheels. This vessel carries 3000 gallons of fuel, 450 gallons of fresh water, and 900 gallons of waste water, and will be operating out of Sheep’s Head Bay, Brooklyn, New York.

Joe Lind’s first experience in the charter fishing business began about 25 years ago with a 65' wooden Dorchester ( built in Dorchester, NJ) which he owned and operated with his brother Bill. At that time, Joe was employed full time as the Maintenance Supervisor with the New York/New Jersey Port Authority. Every minute that he was not working for the Port Authority he was working to maintain this vessel while his brother, Bill, was the Captain and ran the charter fishing trips out of Sheep’s Head Bay.

As the business grew, Joe decided to move up to a bigger boat and purchased a 100' aluminum vessel named the Pied Piper (formerly known as the Optimist Shooting Star of Belmawr). Joe, while still working for the Port Authority, obtained his Captain’s license and ran the Pied Piper for night blue fishing trips, while his brother Bill continued to captain the vessel on day trips.

The charter business continued to grow and the day finally came when Joe knew he needed an even larger vessel. One that could carry even more then 149 passengers. He started his search for this new vessel and upon hearing about boat yard located in South Jersey, he drove to Tuckahoe, New Jersey, to see a 100-foot aluminum catamaran that was being built by Yank Marine, Inc. Joe met with John Yank and naval architect, Michael Lemole, and eventually came up with his own design for a 300-passenger aluminum vessel. The Royal Sunshine, a 98'8" mono hull was built by Yank Marine, Inc. and was delivered in June 2001. The Royal Sunshine made its way from the quiet waters of the Tuckahoe River to Sheep’s Head Bay in Brooklyn, New York, where this vessel operated as a fishing vessel until the morning of September 11, 2001.

As fate would have it, on that beautiful, clear, September morning, The Royal Sunshine was not out fishing! As a result, this vessel was called into duty to assist with the emergency evacuation of Manhattan as the Twin Towers burned. Joe Lind stated that, with the blessing of the United States Coast Guard, The Royal Sunshine carried 500 passengers at a time to safety, returning to Manhattan each time with as many Fireman, Policemen, and Emergency Medical Technicians as she could carry. With the subway under the World Trade Center collapsed and the City virtually locked down, there was no other means of transportation into or out of Manhattan. Joe, now retired from the Port Authority, was present on the Royal Sunshine that morning, and before the day was over, he and his son, Joe, the Captain of the vessel, had successfully carried nearly 4000 passengers.

According to Joe, The Royal Sunshine was the one and ONLY charter fishing vessel called into duty as passenger ferry on September 11th, and he and his son were not alone in their efforts to help that day. While the Royal Sunshine was racing to evacuate the general public and to also transport emergency personnel, other members of the Lind family were also doing their part. Joe’s son, Danny, a New York City Fireman, and Joe’s daughter, Patricia, a Port Authority Policewoman, were also on duty that day. Danny responded to the emergency along with his Battalion and Patricia was sent to what is now known as Ground Zero. Thankfully, by the grace of God, the Lind family members survived this tragedy.

Shortly after 9/11, the Royal Sunshine was leased by NY Waterways to be used to continue to ferry passengers from Hoboken, New Jersey to Wall Street. After a period of time, when the Royal Sunshine was no longer needed for this duty, the vessel was returned to Joe and it went back to its intended use as a charter fishing vessel. The Royal Sunshine operated out of Sheep’s Head Bay for the next several years before being sold to a casino company located in Newport Richie, Florida. Joe had been so delighted with his experience of working with John Yank on the construction of the Royal Sunshine that he decided to do it again!

In April 2002, Joe began construction on the Golden Sunshine, at Yank Marine, Inc. Upon its completion and delivery in December 2003, this vessel, an 85' aluminum mono hull, also operated as a charter fishing vessel out of Sheep’s Head Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Later on, Joe would sell the Golden Sunshine to the same casino company in Florida that had previously purchased the Royal Sunshine from him.

In July 2007, Joe Lind was both delighted and satisfied to have completed yet another new vessel at Yank Marine, Inc., the new Golden Sunshine, a 106' all aluminum catamaran, that slipped quietly into the Wild & Scenic Tuckahoe River and has since arrived in Sheep’s Head Bay, New York.

For more information on new construction by Yank Marine, Inc., please visit our web site at www.yankmarine.com, or call 609-628-2928. Michael LeMole, naval engineer and architect can be reached at 609-628-4000.

For marine diesel engine sales or service, please contact John Yank at Jersey Diesel, LLC, at 856-785-8810. Jersey Diesel, LLC is an authorized dealer for Cummins, John Deere, Scania, Lugger, and Vetus engines, as well as, Onan, Phasor, Northern Lights, and Yanmar Industrial generators.

Any questions or comments regarding this press release, please contact Bette Jean Yank @ bjwjcy@hotmail.com or 856-785-0100.