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56 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News been building aluminum power and sail- boats since 1978 but has concentrated solely on the commercial and govern- ment power market for the last 15 years.

The boat builder has a full line of New

Generation Fireboats.

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Hike Metal Busy Building

Patrol Boats

Hike Metal Products, since its incep- tion in 1963, has prided itself as a diver- sified builder. Today it builds steel ves- sels as well as an array of custom, pur- pose-built vessels in aluminum, includ- ing: Coast Guard Search and Rescue

Vessels, Trimarans, Catamarans,

Research Vessels, Sightseeing and

Cruise vessels, Ferries, Pollution and

Emergency Response vessels, Crew

Boats, Supply Boats, Patrol Boats, Pilot

Boats, Yachts and Hovercraft.

Currently Hike Metal is keeping busy with its customary array of projects, an orderbook that includes a variety of high speed patrol boats, as wells as a 141 ft.

Expedition Research vessel, as vessel that will be classified under ABS A1

Commercial Yacht service + AMS and

MCA certified. It is being built with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, constructed in modular sections with some outfit. Once launched the main machinery and superstructure will be lifted aboard and final outfit will be completed.

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Mongoose Set Loose

A. F. Theriault & Son Ltd. is ready to introduce a new fast attack craft, the

Mongoose series. Offering the combina- tion of speed and stealth while emitting no heat signature, the new Mongoose series will come with standard hull shapes but customized interior, outfit- ting and weaponry. A. F. Theriault &

Son Ltd. is one of the largest, privately owned shipyards in Canada's Atlantic region. This family business was found- ed in 1938 by Augustin Theriault in an era where wooden 3-masted sailing ships ruled the seas. Today, state of the art fishing boats, pleasure yachts and catamarans, combining old techniques with the latest trends and technologies, are built of steel, aluminum, fiberglass and composites.

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Rutter VDR

Rutter is a supplier of voyage data recorders (VDR). Rutter's subsidiary

SEA Systems Limited is a leader in automation and control systems engi- neering for offshore oil and gas production platforms. While marine technology and electrical engi- neering remain core competencies, the company has taken advantage of crossover opportuni- ties in sectors such as defense and aero- space to grow through logical exten- sions of its product use and engineering strengths.

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COPSØ A/S

VIKING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT (America) Inc. 1400 NW 159 St. · Suite 101

Miami · FL 33169 · U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (305) 614 5800 · Fax: +1 (305) 614 5810 e-mail: [email protected] www.viking-life.com

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