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PMC Equips Alaska

Inter-Island Ferry

Alaska's Inter-Island Ferry Authority recently accepted delivery of M/V

Stikine, a 198 ft. vehicle passenger ferry equipped with propulsion control and machinery alarm/monitoring systems from Prime Mover Controls (PMC).

The propulsion control system is a dual- mode PMC D-MaC (digital marine con- trol). The controls for the M/V Stikine include hybrid combinatory mode and split mode for control of the two Cat 3512 engines driving Hundested controllable pitch propellers.

In the hybrid combinatory mode, mini- mum engine speed can be raised by increasing the appropriate rpm lever posi- tion. Feed forward pitch positioning and automatic load control ensure fast maneu- vering and optimum engine loading throughout the full operating range. The

PMC system capabilities meet or exceed the rigid operation requirements of the inter-Island Ferry Authority and the envi- ronment in which they operate.

The Stikine is the second vessel for the

Inter-Island Ferry Authority to receive

PMC IMACS (Integrated Machinery

Alarm and Control System) machinery alarm and monitoring system. The PMC

IMACS is a Windows based graphical user interface for machinery alarm and control functions. It integrates with

PMC's Omni Chief distributed control and monitoring system hardware.

The IMACS workstations and Omni

Chief units, featuring layered redundancy with a redundant high-speed network con- nectivity, function independently without a centralized file server. The IMACS can summarize and network all the data that is collected from electronic engine pack- ages, fire alarm panels, power manage- ment systems, motor controls, environ- mental controls and other electronic con- trol systems throughout the vessel.

Horizon Offshore

Initiates Internal

Investigation

Horizon Offshore, Inc. announced that as a result of an internal review conducted by the company, the management has become aware of the possibility that one of its subsidiaries authorized an improper payment to a customs official in a Latin

American country in the approximate amount of $35,000 in connection with the importation of construction equipment.

As a result, the Audit Committee of the

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M/V Kulamanu (Golden Bird)

USCG #250603 1,000 Passenger Vessel

Ordered SOLD by: Osceola Cruises, Inc. dba Pacific Cruises

Thursday - July 20th @ 2:00 PM (on-site)

Pier 7A-181 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, Hawaii

Suggested

Opening Bid 850K

Pier 7A Next to Maritime Museum

WHY AN AUCTION?

The owners have elected to market the M/V Kulamanu via the accel- erated selling method thereby eliminating additional carrying costs that are incurred with conventional marketing and passing these sav- ings on the new owners.

Inspection By Appointment

Broker Participation Welcomed

Registration & Due Diligence

Details available on our website

Inspection Coordinator:

MIKE VAUGHN

Attorney at Law (562) 592-9350

HISTORY OF THE VESSEL

The Kulamanu was originally built in 1946 in Wilmington,

Delaware by Lancaster Iron Works. It was converted to a four- master barkentine passenger vessel under Subchapter H in 1980.

She is U.S. Coast Guard certified for 1,000 passengers and a crew of up to 60 for a total of 1.060 persons. She has been primarily operating for dinner cruises every evening off Waikiki Beach with occasional special daytime charters. Her marine crew is approx- imately 14 persons.

Measuring a full 282 feet long and 55 feet wide, the Kulamanu is licensed to carry 1,000 passengers. Her four masts stand 131-feet above the water, there are four decks giving her a romance and appeal which is truly unique.

The vessel is all steel-welded with a long bow sprit and has four steel masts that carry small sails, essentially for visual and aes- thetic purposes. The vessel is powered by twin 1,000 hp Superior engines. www.marineauctionservices.com

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