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VT Halter Marine Launches New LSV

VT Halter Marine, a subsidiary of

Vision Technologies Systems, launched a Logistic Support Vessel (LSV) designed and built for the U.S. Army's

Tank-automotive and Armament

Command (TACOM). The vessel, which was christened SSGT Robert T. Kuroda. is named in honor of the WWII

American hero, who was killed in action on October 20, 1944 during a rescue operation of a battalion surrounded by

German forces. Kuroda, a Japanese-American, was part of the 442nd Regimental

Combat Team, which earned the distinction of being the most decorated unit of its size and length of service in U.S. military history. With an overall length of 313 ft.(95.4 m), a beam of 60 ft. (18.2 m) and a molded depth of 19 ft. (5.7 m), the LSV-7 is designed and built to carry more than 2,000 tons of deck cargo, including combat vehicles or armament cargo. The vessel can also support logis- tical efforts worldwide.

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Sonsub Awarded Contract

From Global Industries

Sonsub has been awarded a one-year preferred provider agreement with

Global Industries to provide ROV and

ROV-DSV services to support Global's projects in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Diamond Offshore Wins

Contract of Three

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. has received three drilling contracts award- ed by Mexico's state-owned oil compa- ny Petroleos Mexicanos S.A. (PEMEX) for three of its semisubmersible rigs.

The work, which is expected to generate total combined revenues of approxi- mately $272 million, will take place in the Gulf, offshore Mexico, and is sched- uled to begin in late July 2003.

The Ocean Worker, now completing a job in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, will be contracted for 1,462 days. The Ocean

Ambassador, currently idle in the U.S.

Gulf, was awarded a contract for 1,601 days. And the Ocean Whittington, presently idle in Ghana, received a con- tract for 1,167 days.

HOS Dominator Vessel

Crew Receives Award

Sonsub's HOS

Dominator vessel crew was recently recognized for completing 100,000 man- hours with no

Lost Time

Incidents (LTIs) and no OSHA recordables. In honor of their accomplishments, Sonsub's senior

V.P. of Operations and Commercial,

Robert J. Keith, presented an award to the company to superintendent John

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Rhodes, who accepted the honor on behalf of the HOS Dominator crew.

Sonsub believes this achievement was made possible by collaboration between

Sonsub and Hornbeck personnel and demonstrates the close working relation- ship that exists and the single purpose philosophy of everyone on board and supporting the HOS Dominator.

Since it began working for Sonsub in 2002, the vessel has been involved with mattress installation; touchdown moni- toring, pre and post lay survey, pod change outs, and a variety of other con- struction related activities.

Transocean Acquires

ConocoPhillips Interest

A subsidiary has purchased

ConocoPhillips' 40 percent interest in the Deepwater Frontier joint venture,

Deepwater Drilling 11 L.L.C. The com- pany, which already owns the other 60 percent interest in the joint venture, is a party to a lease-financing arrangement for the drillship.

Farstad Enters Long-Term

Charter with Arrendadora

Mexican offshore service company

Arrendadora Ocean Mexicana SA was nominated as winner of a maintenance contract for the oil company Pemex in

Mexico. This contract, which is based on the utilization of two of Farstad's ves- sels, and Farstad Shipping ASA, will as a consequence enter into a long-term charter with Arrendadora Ocean

Mexicana SA for Far Scotia and Far

Swift, each for 3.3 years. With total contract value for Fartad Shipping ASA at approximately $32.1 million, both platform supply vessels will commence operations in August/September. Far

Scotia will finish a two-year contract for

ASCO in July.

CRANKSHAFT GRINDING

While Installed in Engine 1

CRANKPIN AND MAIN

JOURNAL REFURBISHING

While crankshaft is in engine

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BEARING POCKETS

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Laser alignment measurement of stern tubes, strut bearings, engine and compressor bores

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