The Jekyll Isle is a unique vessel when it comes to performance. It reflects the innovative design concepts of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding Corporation of Somerset, Mass., who has produced a combination sea-going tug, as well as an ocean engineering research vessel. The Jekyll Isle holds American Bureau of Shipping Classification for Unrestricted Ocean Service and carries U.S. Coast Guard Certification under Subchapter I for Unrestricted Ocean Service. The 76-foot, twin screw vessel features fuel-saving Kort Nozzles in her twin propulsion system, which deliver a combined shaft rating of 1200 horsepower. Johnson-Duramax® Flanged Bearings, Sleeve Bearings and Stuffing Boxes are installed on the vessel's 4-1/2" propulsion and rudder shafts. The design and outfitting gives the Jekyll Isle its world-wide operation capabilities.
She's versatile and exceptionally well-built, is how the owners, Jekyll Towing and Marine Service Corporation, Jekyll Island, Georgia, describe this newest in a series of tugs from Gladding-Hearn.