Her hull is a semi-displacement type monohull made of high strength steel, while the main deck and superstructure are aluminum.

Knight Island employs an active fin stabilization system to improve her sea keeping abilities.

Originally homeported in Freeport, Texas, Knight Island’s home port was changed to St. Petersburg, Florida in the summer of 2000.

In the past two years, Knight Island has cared for over 1000 illegal migrants on her decks and conducted numerous politically sensitive repatriations to Cabanas, Cuba.

In January 2010, Knight Island traveled to Bayou La Batre, Alabama for an extensive $750,000 Dry-Dock Package.