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24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News vessel's cargo capability in port areas that limit deeper vessels to operation at less than full capacity, as well as vessels with shallow hulls that cannot work in rough seas, wind and especially cur- rents. Two high horsepower bow thrusters, a stern thruster along with 6,000 bhp controllable pitch main propulsion plant combine to make these vessels very maneuverable at offshore rig and platform locations.

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Smit Curaçao Delivered

A Damen ASD Tug 2810 was recently delivered to SMIT in Rotterdam, bring- ing the total of vessels built and deliv- ered to SMIT in less than one year up to four. The naming ceremony was per- formed by D. Comenencia-Wansing, the spouse of his Excellency P.R.J.

Comenencia, Minister Plenipotentiary of The Netherlands Antilles.

Three of the tugs will be allocated to

Smit's operations in the Panama Canal, while the Smit Curaçao is being added to the fleet in the Port of Rotterdam. The four Damen ASD tugs 2810 delivered to

SMIT are provided with a fore and aft winch, 600-cu.-m. fire fighting capacity and a bollard pull close to 60 tons.

Main engines are Caterpillar, type 3516B with a total power of 3450 bkW driving Rolls Royce rudder propellers, type US 205 with a propeller diameter of 2400 mm.

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Intermarine Launches

Fast Patrol Boat

Rodriquez's Intermarine shipyard in

Sarzana launched the Bigliani Class VI

Series Fast Patrol Boat G123 Salone.

The G123 Salone will be formally deliv- ered in approximately eight months and is an evolution of the Bigliani class training vessels, Marino e Pedretti developed for the Italian Navy in 1998.

The boat measures 88.5 ft. (27 m), and is a 100 percent composite vessel capa- ble of speeds to 40 knots.

This latest launch is part of a contract with the Guardia di Finanza for the sup- ply of ten 27-m patrol vessels along with five 35-m patrol boats.

The G123 Salone is the eighth 27-m unit. The first, the second and the third of the 35-m series, the G3 DI Bartolo,

G4 Avallone and G5 Oltramonti have been delivered. In addition to this con- tract, Intermarine in cooperation with the Baglietto shipyard is also building another 14 13.2-m fast interceptor craft (45 knots) for the Guardia di Finanza.

Intermarine has also been awarded a contract by the Italian Navy for the midlife refit of the Lerici Class, mine- hunters previously built by Intermarine.

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Bordelon Continues Growth in Gulf

September 15, 2005 will see the addition of another in Bordelon Marine's grow- ing fleet of offshore supply vessels. With hefty day rates and diverse requirements in the Gulf of Mexico oil fields, Bordelon has been developing its fleet to provide these vessels that are smaller than the standard OSV, but large enough to meet their clients' needs at more competitive rates than bigger boats charge. Founded in 1979, the company has three 110-ft. utility boats that provide a variety of servic- es from dive tenders to oceanographic surveys and production support. In 2001 the company took delivery of three Cummins-powered 150 x 36-ft. mini-off-shore supply vessels from Bollinger Shipyards. These boats have proven themselves in the Gulf oil industry. Their success has sent Bordelon back to Bollinger and

Cummins for a slightly larger 163 x 36 ft. version. The extra 13 feet will allow the new boat, Sarah Bordelon and her sistership Marcelle Bordelon, to be delivered at the end of October 2005, significantly larger capacities while still maintaining the competitive day rates.

Open after deck dimensions on the new vessels will be 115 x 32 ft. compared to 95 x 32 ft. on the mini-supply vessels. The 163-ft. mega-minis will carry up to 506 tons on deck, 57,200 gallons of fuel, 50,400 gallons (1200 barrels) of liquid mud and 64,200 gallons of potable water. They will each be powered, like their prede- cessors, by a pair of Cummins KTA38-M0 main engines each developing 750 hp at 1800 rpm. As with the highly successful 150-ft vessels, the 163-footers will have two Cummins-powered 99 kW generator sets and Cummins NT855 350 hp bow thruster. In addition to the usual suite of electronic navigational aides the new vessels will be equipped with Beier IVC2000 sets making them DP1 capable.

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