Munson Aluminum Boats - Custom welded aluminum boats, landing craft, workboats, patrol boats, fire boats, passenger boats, dive boats, research boats, fishing boats, boom boats

William E. Munson Company
15806 Preston Place, Burlington, WA USA 98233
Phone: 425-672-4634 Fax: 425-774-2408

36ft x 12ft Packman

Munson Boats Used in Multi-Agency Munitions Effort

April 29, 2012

Seattle, WA Beneath choppy Puget Sound waters linger remnants of war that could potentially harm both life and this robust sea-faring industry. During a routine security dive, Port of Seattle divers discovered munitions that date back to World War II. Munitions were found on six more occasions, the last of which was considered hazardous. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized a time critical removal action to deal with munitions found where cruise ships berthed on Pier 91.

A series of reconnaissance dives were conducted to establish a baseline of conditions at the pier. For the dives, Land Air & Sea Explosives Ordnance Disposal was brought on board. Following the dives, Sky Research began a series of surveys using multi-beam, side scan and stationary scanning sonar to produce a higher resolution picture. The surveys uncovered 11 discarded military munitions and 212 munitions-related items. The work is not yet done. Additional dives and surveys remain for the areas
around Pier 91 and the adjacent Pier 90.

Form & Function at its Finest

The William E. Munson Company is an internationally recognized leader in the design and construction of high quality custom aluminum boats. For over 30 years, Bill Munson has been a pioneer in the welded aluminum boat building industry, having designed and built over 2000 custom aluminum vessels.

At Munson, form follows function, and function is whatever the buyer has in mind. We have developed a library of stock hulls in various sizes and configurations, as well as subassembiles, enabling the buyer to "mix-and-match" the many possible combinations of design elements, while a fully integrated CAD/CAM operation enables us to manufacture a custom one-of-kind vessel in minimum time at a competitive price.

Munson Boats.com has been developed to act as a guide and wish list for the professional boater. Both mono hull and catamaran designs are available in standard hull sizes ranging from 21 to 54 feet in length. Larger sizes are available upon request. Over 300 standard outfitting options allow us to develop a custom vessel that best meets your requirements and application.

Our clients say it best... "Munson has done an excellent job building the ultimate high-speed aluminum catamaran transport/hunting vessel for Alaskan Adventure Tours.The workmanship on this boat is second to none. With over 25 years of operating boats in the unpredictable waters of Alaska, this is the safest most comfortable auxiliary vessel that I ever had the pleasure to operate."

Captain Darren Byler
Alaskan Adventure Tours
Cordova, Alaska

Contract Holder
GS-07F-0442M