A Dukes County grand jury returned indictments against David Capato, who allegedly staged a bomb threat at the Steamship Authority Terminal earlier this year.

The Steamship Authority board of governors voted Friday to hire Faststream Recruitment to conduct an executive search for the next general manager.

The Island's representatives on the Steamship board and port council hosted a public forum at the Portuguese American Club on Thursday.

A maritime recruitment firm with operations around the world is poised to conduct the search for a new Steamship Authority general manager.

On the maritime side, Mark Amundsen said his number one priority is to tackle the need for electric propulsion in future vessels.

Starting immediately, Mark Amundsen is responsible for all aspects of the Steamship Authority’s marine and shoreside operations as well as the engineering department and communications center.

The Steamship Authority hasn’t ruled out an external search yet, but so far has only posted the role in-house with positive results, officials said.