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www.marinelink.com MN 45 developers. The Shearwater has a shallow draft of 6.5 ft and the aluminum twin hull measures 110 ft by 40 ft. It offers superior positioning and line-keeping performance, hydraulic propulsion for fuel-efficiency and excellent maneuverability as well as reduction in vessel noise. The

Shearwater can accommodate up to 20 people on a 24- hour basis. Since its March comissioning, the vessel has completed several projects on the Gulf and East Coasts for clients including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection.

Trinity’s 191-ft Carpe Diem Delivered

Trinity’s newest superyacht, the 191-ft trideck motory- acht Carpe Diem, has been delivered to her owner, a repeat Trinity client. The vessel is the second hull in the new series and features aluminum construction and a 33- ft beam. The Carpe Diem’s interior was designed by Carol

Williamson & Associates and features a large sky lounge, swim platform and customized “tenders and toys.” Carpe

Diem has a cruising speed averaging 18.5 knots and an eight-ft draft. Carpe Diem features a main deck full-beam king master suite with and guests have a full-width aft king VIP lower deck stateroom with four additional state- rooms. For flexibility the two forward guest staterooms are easily converted to an additional full-width forward king

VIP. Crew quarters provide direct access to guest state- rooms and a private crew stairway leads to the galley and the pilothouse level. Carpe Diem accommodates an owner’s party of 12 in six staterooms and 12 crew in six cabins.

Crowley Builds DH Petroleum Barges for Alaska

Crowley Maritime Corporation christened two new double-hulled petroleum tank barges, the 165-1 and 165- 2, on May 7 during a small ceremony at Dakota Creek

Industries in Anacortes, Wash. The vessels, which are the first double-hulled, environmentally friendly barges of their kind to operate in Western Alaska waters, will join

Crowley's 180-1, a double-hull barge that has serviced

Alaska since 2005. Vessel sponsors Janis Ivanoff, president of Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, and Debra Shontz, director, Barrow operations for Arctic

Slope Regional Corporation, performed the christening.

Twenty guests, including friends and employees from

Crowley and its Jensen Maritime subsidiary, attended the event. The 165-1 and 165-2 are homeported in Nome,

Alaska. The double-hull barges will be used for shallow- draft operations and beach landings for the delivery of fuel and cargo to the remote communities of Western Alaska.

Photos courtesy Harris Media Services