Breaux's delivers largest pilot boat

Louisiana-based Breaux’s Bay Craft in Loreauville delivered a new 90-foot aluminum pilot boat, Spindletop, to the Sabine Pilots on March 6. The Sabine Pilots, in Port Arthur, Texas, serve the ports of Orange, Port Arthur and Beaumont. “This is the biggest pilot boat built in the U.S.,” said Roy Breaux, the shipyard’s owner. Breaux’s has specialized in building aluminum offshore crew boats for decades. The pilot boat was designed by Breaux’s and C. Fly Marine Services of Mandeville, La. USCG-approved equipment includes lifejackets for 16 people, Revere Coastal Commander life raft, flare kit, battle lantern, and throw rings. The Harahan-based Herbert S. Hiller firefighting system includes one fixed CO2 suppression system with three bottles in the machine room. The Delta ventilation system includes four 11-inch blowers with temperature and speed control and Delta moisture eliminators with automatic vent dampers. (Source: Work Boat 03/18/21) Breaux's Bay Craft delivers largest U.S. pilot boat to Texas | WorkBoat