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1,440 hp, the vessel can reach a lightship speed of 29 knots with only a two-knot speed drop with a load of 130 tons.

Two Caterpillar 3306s drive Lima 208 volt 3-phase generators providing 75 kW of electrical power each and there is a

Thrustmaster 30-in. tunnel thruster driven off the rear end of another Cat 3306 and a fire pump powered off the front end of that same engine.

Hull tanks can hold 16,500 gallons of fuel and 40,000 gallons of rig water. The rear deck is 100 ft. by 26 ft. and can hold 270 tons of cargo.

The main deck cabin forward of the cargo deck has seating for 72 passengers.

Below deck are accommodations for a crew of six.

Breaux's Bay Craft delivered the Lady

Dakota in September 2005. After two more deliveries for Crewboats Inc., in the first four months of 2006, two other cus- tomers are in line for vessels, a 145-foot- er for Offshore Oil Services of Texas and

Gulf Offshore Logistics, a Lockport, La. company will take delivery of a 170-ft. crew/supply vessel.Next will come a 162- ft. vessel for Tobias, Inc., Erath, La. and then back for more vessels for Crewboats,

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M/V Capt. Rudy

Bollinger Shipyards presents Seahorse

Marine's 163 ft. mega mini supply boat, M/V

CAPT. RUDY during seatrials in the US Gulf of

Mexico.

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. delivered the M/V Capt. Rudy to Seahorse

Marine Inc. of Lockport, La. The M/V

Capt. Rudy is the first of a new vessel concept that was modeled from the success of the original Bollinger 145 ft. mini supply vessel design, which will provide greater capacity, better sea-keeping and has several design improvements. The M/V Capt. Rudy is a 163 ft. mega mini supply boat named in honor of the captain of one of the first Bollinger 145 ft. mini supply boats, Seahorse I, Capt. Rudy "Uncle

Rudy" Lefort. The concept design is a collaboration of Phillip Plaisance, president of Seahorse Marine, and

Bollinger's design and production team. "I've had a lot of success with vessels from Bollinger, and I have influenced the various designs by working with Bollinger to get exactly the vessel I need to take care of my customer's needs," said Phillip Plai- sance. "The Capt. Rudy is another example of Bollinger's dedication to working with the customer, insuring that the operator gets the quality vessel that they spec'ed out, at the agreed price, and delivered on time." said

Plaisance.

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