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When the push boat Arkansas collided with a ship on the lower Mississippi, the towboat sank to the bottom of the river.

Despite severe damage, the insurance company's survey determined that the sal- vaged vessel was not a total loss and sent the survey out for bid. Subsequently, the refurbishment of the vessel was awarded to C & C Marine's boat yard on Peters

Road along the Harvey Canal in

Louisiana. "We got the boat and had to gut it right down to bare steel," said C & C yard manager Glen Page, "that included opening up all the tanks and voids and pressure washing every corner of the boat."

Damage was extensive with both the wheelhouse and second deck collapsed.

The hull and bulwarks suffered substan- tial damage as well. "After we repaired the steel work we sandblasted the boat inside and out and repainted it," explained

Page. "Then we changed out the 600 hp

Cummins KTA19M engines and the

Cummins-powered gen sets for the same models supplied by the owners Carline

Marine."

C&C Marine then proceeded to finish out the boat with the electrical compo- nents and carpentry necessary to put the vessel back into operation. In essence, C & C made a new boat from the 55- x 24- foot hull. Page estimated Carline saved approximately $500,000 by choosing to repair the Arkansas as opposed to building a new boat.

The refurbished Arkansas completed sea trials in November and was delivered to her owners ready for service.

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NEWS

Unbeatable Quality

ISUZU FORD ROBIN VM NEWAGE LOMBARDINI

GENERATORS • ENGINES • PUMPS • PARTS • SERVICE 1212 St. Charles St. Houma, LA 70360

Phone: 985-857-8000 / 800-960-0068 www.mlengine.com / [email protected]

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Putting A Drowned Vessel Back to Work

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