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[ling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, 'ictured on page 25 is a rendition )f its HLX2225 AHTS, which mea- sures 225 ft. (68.5 m) long, with a clear deck area of 144 x 50-ft. (44 x 15-m). The vessel is designed with a SMATCO model, double drum tow winch with a 330-ton line pull, four EMD diesel engines generat- ing a total of 12,280 bhp, Berg CP propellers in kort nozzles,

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Offshore. If all options are carried out, the contract will total 31 ves- sels for approximately $120 mil- lion. Fabrication for the first of the vessels began in June. In addition,

Ingalls is nearing completion of repair work on a 142-ft. (43-m) off- shore jack-up rig, owned by

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