Muddy Water Adventures increases stikine river and island freight capacity for its Wrangell Alaska water taxi
Oct 23, 2026
Muddy Water Adventures has added a 52-foot landing craft to its fleet, expanding freight and equipment capacity for its Wrangell Alaska water taxi service to surrounding islands and the Stikine River.
Wrangell, United States, October 23, 2026 -- WRANGELL, AK — Muddy Water Adventures, a locally owned marine transportation and tour operator, has announced the addition of a 52-foot landing craft to its fleet. The vessel expands freight and equipment capacity for the company’s Wrangell Alaska water taxi service, which connects Wrangell with surrounding islands, nearby communities, and the Stikine River.
Southeast Alaska is a region where most communities are reached by water or air rather than by road, which makes marine freight a practical necessity for residents, contractors, and seasonal operators. Moving heavy equipment, building materials, and supplies to remote shorelines depends on vessels that can load and unload without a developed dock. The company has not cited a specific third-party statistic for this announcement, and the addition responds to a general logistical need in the region.
A landing craft is a flat-bottomed vessel with a bow ramp that lowers onto a beach or shoreline, allowing vehicles, pallets, and bulky cargo to move on and off directly. The new 52-foot craft gives the company a larger deck area than its existing passenger-oriented boats. It is intended for loads that are difficult to carry on smaller vessels, including equipment for remote worksites, cabin and property supplies, and gear for river and island projects.
The vessel joins a fleet that already includes the 38-foot catamaran Island Cat, which has a drop-bow design, and the 26-foot jetboat Frago, built for shallow river operation. Jetboats such as these remain the company’s primary choice for Stikine River work, where water depth and channel conditions change. The landing craft is expected to handle heavier freight on ocean routes and island landings, while the existing boats continue to serve passengers and lighter cargo, subject to weather, tides, and scheduling.
“Freight requests in this region often involve equipment that simply will not fit on a passenger boat, so we wanted a vessel built for that work,” said Zach Taylor, Owner of Muddy Water Adventures. “The landing craft gives us the deck space and bow ramp to move larger loads to island and river destinations while keeping our other boats available for their regular routes.”
About Muddy Water Adventures: Muddy Water Adventures is a locally owned boat tour and water taxi operator based in Wrangell, Alaska, founded in 2016. The company provides guided small-group boat tours, water taxi and freight transportation on ocean and river routes, and licensed big game transporting throughout Southeast Alaska.
Contractors, property owners, and island residents planning freight or equipment transport by water can review Muddy Water Adventures’ fleet and service area at Muddy Water Adventures - Wrangell Alaska Water Taxi.
Contact Info:
Name: Zach Taylor
Email: Send Email
Organization: Muddy Water Adventures
Phone: +19073050206
Website: https://muddywateradventures.com/
Release ID: 89207055
If you encounter any issues, discrepancies, or concerns regarding the content provided in this press release, or if there is a need for a press release takedown, we urge you to notify us without delay at [email protected] (it is important to note that this email is the authorized channel for such matters, sending multiple emails to multiple addresses does not necessarily help expedite your request). Our expert team will be available to promptly respond within 8 hours – ensuring swift resolution of identified issues or offering guidance on removal procedures. Delivering accurate and reliable information is fundamental to our mission.
More News
As Typhoon Champi Nears, Taiwan’s Mayors Bet on a Popular Day Off
One expert said the likelihood that a mayor announces closure of work and school because of a typhoon increases 31 percent during an election year.
PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline
Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.
This Time, the Korean Loudspeaker Standoff Is Different
Typically, South Korea has used loudspeakers to respond to North Korean provocations. Now Pyongyang has vowed to turn them on – and the prospects for de-escalation are dim.
The US Is Losing to China in the Battle of Global Influence
China is building a dense network of relationships across all pillars of influence while the United States continues to weaken the institutions it traditionally used to compete.
Singapore pushes for quick action on PHP security flaws as hackers prowl
Organisations in Singapore have been urged to immediately fix two critical security flaws in a widely used programming language amid reports of widespread attempts by hackers to exploit the vulnerabilities. The flaws in PHP, which powers many websites and online services, could allow attackers to take control of web servers, steal data or disrupt services without needing login credentials, Singapore’s Commissioner of Cybersecurity Gwenda Fong said on Thursday. “The threat is immediate,” Fong,...
Unitree developing AI system to let humanoid robots improve themselves
Unitree Robotics is developing a “self-evolving” feedback loop designed to allow humanoid robots to write code, run simulations and improve their real-world performance independently, founder Wang Xingxing said, in a move that mirrors a broader push towards “self-improving” artificial intelligence. Speaking on Thursday at a physical AI conference hosted by Unitree in Hangzhou, Wang unveiled the project, dubbed “Unitree Rehearsal”, which he called the company’s most important initiative of the...
Philippine Energy Security Could Determine the Outcome of a Taiwan Contingency
Any Sino-American conflict would place enormous pressure on fuel supplies. U.S. fuel dependence turns Manila’s energy fragility into a strategic vulnerability.
How to Fix South Korea-Ukraine Relations
Clear ground rules could not only help resolve the North Korean POW standoff but prevent the next case.
Hong Kong’s Vanishing Rainbow Shows How China’s Social Control Travels
From Hong Kong to Bangkok, Paris, Taiwan, and North America, LGBTQ communities are encountering censorship, surveillance, and coercive pressure linked to China.
‘Jensen’s nightmare’: Huawei, DeepSeek narrow AI chip ecosystem gap with Nvidia: report
Deepening “symbiosis” with artificial intelligence model start-up DeepSeek is helping Chinese tech champion Huawei Technologies catch up with Nvidia’s chip hardware and software ecosystem in a scenario that could mean Jensen Huang’s “nightmare is starting to come true”, according to a new report. DeepSeek’s latest software releases, on top of its increased experimentation with Huawei’s powerful Ascend 950PR chips, reveal that the technological gap with the US is closing, as the two firms...
Indonesia haze: why Jakarta won’t declare wildfires a national disaster
Indonesia’s government has resisted mounting calls to declare widespread forest and land fires a national disaster, insisting it can handle the crisis alone as residents report worsening health impacts and disaster experts warn that a broader, coordinated response is needed. Critics suggest the reluctance may stem from concerns that a national declaration could force Jakarta to redirect funds from other political priorities, while exposing the administration to greater scrutiny over its disaster...
Space Debris Found Twice Within Days Amid ‘Growing Casualty Risk’
Debris was found in Indonesia on Monday, just days after a farmer across the globe in Minnesota reported a massive metal object thought to be space junk in a cornfield.
YOUR NEWS, OUR NETWORK.
Do you have Great News you want to tell the world?
Be it updates about your business or your community, you can make sure that it’s heard by submitting your story to our network reaching hundreds of news sites across 6 verticals.