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Underwater Technologies boom deck crane, fishing equipment, trawl winches and trawl gantries, a net reel, gillnet lifter and net rollers.

A three-ft. by three ft. gill net door was added. A pair of 12-inch diameter sonar tubes that can be lowered from the main deck through the hull were also added.

The R/V Sturgeon is based at

Cheboygan, Mich. and works in Lake

Michigan from May to November with a crew of three and up to seven scientists onboard. "The Sturgeon works a lot at night doing bottom trawling," said Joe

Spicciani, captain of the vessel. "Next season we will do a lot acoustic sur- vey work in the spring and forage fish assessments in the fall," Spicciani added. "We work in water depths from 5 to 110 meters," he added.

Bottom trawling for zebra mussels is also a priority for the vessel.

The wet lab on the Sturgeon can take fish directly in from the gillnet door on the side of the vessel. The boat also has a dry lab with the latest sonar, computer and acoustic record- ing equipment.

Other features of the Sturgeon include a conference room, live wells, freezer space, a stern roller and a 12 mph speed.

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Eastern Shipbuilding to Build New

Harvey Gulf Vessel

Harvey Gulf International Marine has signed a contract with Eastern Shipbuilding in Pana- ma City, Fla. for the construction of a new 265 x 58 ft. Dynamically Position Class 2, Dive

Support/Well Intervention Vessel. The new vessel named M/V Harvey Discovery will be outfitted with numerous enhanced features including: Moon Pool; 75 Ton Crane; Stern A-

Frame & 100 Ton Stern Roller; ROV and associated support equipment; Accommodations for 50 onboard personnel; Gymnasium with Cardio Vascular equipment; Movie Theater with

Plasma Television Theater Seating; Deck Winches for Construction and Subsea work;

Onboard Hospital; Lockers & Change room for Construction Crew. Special features have been incorporated into the vessel aimed at maximizing its performance and flexibility, mak- ing it capable to perform the following types of project:

Subsea Construction & Diving Support; Well Intervention Services; Flying Lead and Umbil- ical Installations; Trenching of Fiber-optic, power Cables & Flow-lines; ROV Surveys for

Pipeline and Cable routes, Touch-down Monitoring for Pipe laying and platform & pipeline inspections; Subsea Field Development which includes the installation of Manifolds, Trees and jumpers. The Harvey Discovery will have multi-industry capabilities. It can also be used as an Offshore Supply Vessel to support Drilling Rig Operations should it be called upon for those duties. While servicing rigs, the vessel will have the following capabilities:

Harvey Gulf International Marine is an established leader in the Offshore Rig Moving and

Offshore Supply Vessel Markets and announced its diversification into the Offshore Vessel

Construction Market with a three year contract with Sonsub Saipem starting April 1, 2006.

Liquid Mud Capacity 9,000 Barrels

Dry Bulk Capacity 8,000 cu. ft.

Methanol Capacity 2,400 Barrels

Clear Deck Space 180 x 50 ft.

Deck Cargo Capacity 2,300 Tons

Total Deadweight Capacity 3,500 Tons

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Map of the field stations and other facilities of the Great Lakes Science Center

The 107-ft. Kiyi research vessel that works on Lake Superior. The vessel was built new in 1999 by Patti

Shipyard and is operated by GLSC's Lake Superior Biological Station located at Ashland, Wisc.

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