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of 2008. The first ship in the class-Oscar

Dyson-was delivered on Jan. 5, 2005.

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Bollinger to Build Two

ECO Liftboats

Profile drawing of the Bollinger 245-ft Class

Liftboats.

Bollinger Shipyards and Edison

Chouest Offshore entered into an agree- ment that will propel Chouest into the liftboat market. The two 245-ft class lift- boats, Bollinger hull 515 and 516, are based on a Bollinger design that is

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classed and USCG certified subchapter

L, meeting SOLAS/MARPOL require- ments. The vessels will be flagged U.S. and will primarily operate in the Gulf of

Mexico. The three cranes will include a port bow mounted primary crane with a 110 ft, lattice boom rated for 175 tons; a starboard bow telescoping auxiliary crane rated for 50 tons, and a box boom crane mounted on the starboard stern rated for 25 tons. Equipped with 245-ft. legs, the self-propelled floating platform will have the ability to work in water depths to 180 ft. with a 15-foot air gap while lifting a total of 950 KIPS of vari- able load. "We are excited to be builder for Chouest, our long time family friend and customer. Chouest's confidence in our design is a tremendous statement and tribute to our employee's dedication and pride for building the best vessels in the region." Said Donald "Boysie"

Bollinger, chief executive officer and chairman of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.

The vessels will be built at Bollinger

Lockport facility, with deliveries sched- uled for first quarter of 2007 and second quarter 2007.

Moose Makes Waves for

U.S. Inshore Patrol

A Californian built fast patrol catama- ran is gaining a reputation as the ideal vessel for inland waterway security.

Moose Boats, an aluminium boat manu- facturer in Petaluma, Calif., recently won several contracts for its Moose 340C Catamaran Patrol boats for securi- ty services across the U.S. Last

November, Moose Boats delivered a 340C to the U.S. Navy NAVSEA and received an additional contract for a sec- ond 340C to be assigned to the Naval

Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD.

Earlier in 2005 the Department of

Transportation, MarAd, ordered two of the 11m (37.5 ft.) vessels for security at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet located in

Benicia, Calif. The Suisun Bay Fleet consists of dry cargo ships, tankers, mil- itary auxiliaries and other types of reserve ships in the custody of the

Maritime Administration. The Moose 340C is powered by twin Cummins 380hp turbo diesels and Hamilton

HJ292 waterjets. This vessel has a top speed of over 34 knots, cruises at almost 30 knots. The waterjets provide the ben- efits of powerful acceleration and decel- eration, smooth and vibration-free ride, sharp high-speed turns and the full range of low-speed maneuvering options.

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