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New & Notable

Hitachi Completes Bulk Carrier for Golden Door

Hitachi Zosen Maizuru Works has completed Golden Nerina, a 75,484-dwt bulk carrier, for Golden Door Corpora- tion of Liberia. The Panamanian-regis- tered vessel was delivered on August 5 and is equipped with an energy-efficient

Hitachi Zosen-M AN-B & W6S60MC (MK-6) type main diesel engine, as well as the Hitachi Zosen Super Stream Duct (SSD) at its stern.

According to Hitachi, the dwt and cargo capacity of Golden Nerina is con- siderably greater than previously built vessels. It is also the fourth bulk carrier in a sequence built with an ABS Safe

Hull.

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Main Particulars

Classification ABS

Length 712 ft. (217 m)

Breadth 106 ft. (32.2 m)

Depth 73 ft. (19.1m)

Full Draft 45 ft. (13.8 m)

GT 39,714

DWT 75,484 metric tons

Main Engine .. .Hitachi Zosen-Man-B&W6S60MC (MK-6) type diesel engine

Speed 16 knots

Capacity 25

Lever Orders Charter Boat

Lever Diving has ordered a 116 x 27 ft. (35.3 x 8.2 m) charter boat designed with a yacht-like quality for the milleni- um. Scheduled for a spring 2000 deliv- ery, Nautilus Explorer will be construct- ed at Sylte Shipyards in Maple Ridge,

British Columbia, and will have more than 4,000 ft. of interior space

With a cruising speed of 12 knots, the vessel's main engines are a pair of six- cylinder Cummins NTA855 rated at 335-hp. Tankage will be provided for 10,000-U.S. gallons of diesel and 7,000 gallons of portable water. Other features include a water-maker, and a 220,000

BTU Boiler for ample cabin heat and shower water.

Ailsa-Troon Launches First of

Ten For Royal Navy

Ailsa Troon launched its first craft of a series of 10 on schedule for the Royal

Navy. British Aerospace Defense Sys- tems awarded Ailsa Troon the contract 38 exactly a year before the launch. The landing craft are part of the Royal

Navy's program to improve its capabili- ty and will be used in conjunction with two new landing platform dock vessels,

HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion, which are under construction at the Marconi

Marine yard at Barrow-in-Furness.

Noble Announces Fourth Semi

Conversion A Success

Noble Drilling said its fourth success- ful EVA-4000™ semisubmersible con- version, Noble Amos Runner, began drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on August 15 for its contractors — Kerr-McGee

Corp., Marathon Oil and Murphy Explo- ration and Production Co. The semi, which is capable of drilling in water depths of 6,600 ft. (2,011 m), underwent mooring sea trials before it began its five-year drilling project in the Gulf.

Noble Drilling, also announced that its second conversion, Noble Paul Wolff, drilled a well for Petroleo Brasiliero

S.A. (Petrobas) in 8,017 ft. (2,443 m) of water, reportedly setting a new world record.

Latest Luxury Liner From Germany

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Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

The second of four cruise vessels to be constructed at the Meyer Werft Shipyard for Star Cruises, the Asian- based company recently accepted delivery of Superstar

Virgo on August 2 — two weeks prior to its originally agreed delivery date.

The 76,800-grt vessel, which combines Asian-inspired decor with sophisticated technology, offers cabins with private balconies and an array of first-rate entertainment and dining options. Virgo boasts a technically advanced diesel-electric propulsion plant, as well as the most up- to-date interactive communication systems and state-of- the-art stage equipment.

After acceptance by Star Cruises' Eemshaven location in the Netherlands, the vessel will depart for Singapore, followed by a presentation in Alexandria/Egypt. From there, Virgo will pass the Suez Canal, and then return for its first official cruise departing August 20 from

Bombay, India to Singapore.

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Main Particulars

Flag Panama

Classification DNV

Length, (o.a.) 881 ft. (268.6 m)

Length, (b.p.) 773 ft. (235.6 m)

Breadth 106 ft. (32.2 m)

Depth (to bulkhead deck) .38 ft. (11.5 m)

Number of decks 14

Draft 26 ft. (7.9 m)

Tonnage 76,800-gt

Total engine power 4 x 14,700 kW

Propulsive power 2 x 20,00 kW

Speed more than 24 knots

Passengers 2,475

Officers and crew 1,125

Top to bottom: •The 76,800-grt cruise vessel,

Superstar Virgo. •Passengers enter in style upon enter- ing the vessel's

Grand Piazza. •Four diesel gener- ator sets by MAN

B&W type 14V 48/60 are installed aboard Superstar

Virgo. •Surrounded by four whirlpools and a stage, the apex of the vessel's main bathing area is a 46 x 16 ft. (14 x 5 m) Greek-inspired "Parthenon Pool."

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