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In order to carry on his business while living aboard the vessel, Mr.

Thompson installed a full comple- ment of modern communications, including satcom e-mail, in order to provide a link to his company's

Ontario headquarters. Despite the scientific and electronic modifica- tions made to the vessel, the work carried out retains its original essence. As he pointed out: "Our objective is to preserve this ship indefinitely for the benefit of today's and future generations, who wonder what it was like to go to sea with steam." He expects Rudokop to make a transatlantic crossing before the end of the century.

Ulstein UT700 Offshore Design

Remains Dominant

Ulstein Verft, the mainstay of the

Norwegian Ulstein Group's ship- building division, remains securely in offshore tonnage, reporting a healthy orderbook which empha- sizes the company's dominance of this market sector. Of the 18 off- shore support vessels on order at

Northern European yards in July, nine were being built to an Ulstein

UT700 design, and six of these were placed at Ulstein Verft itself.

Recent deliveries include

Normand Neptune, an UT740 heavy-duty anchor-handling vessel for Solstad Shipping, delivered in

March and tasked with a long-term contract for Petrobas in Brazil. A sistership is scheduled for comple- tion in October next year, and

Ulstein Verft and Solstad have also

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