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44 MN April 2011 complies with U.S. Coast Guard certification as a 46CFR

Subchapter “C” vessel as defined by MVI Policy Letter 1- 95 as an OSRV, Small Skimming Vessel. As such, she is

USCG certified to carry class “D” and “E” cargo.

The MK II’s recovered oil storage capacity is 10,450 gal- lons/249 bbls in four built-in tanks (including forward sump tank). Crucial, Inc. furnished and installed skim- ming equipment including one diesel driven model DHP- 29 diesel hydraulic power unit, air start and S.S. tubing under deck; two bow-mounted model SB-36/15, 3 ft- wide hydraulic driven absorbent belt skimmer systems including deck skids; and one supplied boom reel.

Outfitted fully for oil response at shallow depths, the MK

II is also designed for a complement of three and features an eight-ft-wide air-conditioned and elevated wheelhouse with steering console, seat/storage compartment (includ- ing self-contained head) and aft door and window.

Self-Inflating NEOBoom

NEOBoom is a containment boom that combines the compactability of an air-inflated boom with the benefits and strength of conventional foam flotation. The boom features ease of deployment, wave conformity and high buoyancy-to-weight ratios. NEOBoom requires approxi- mately a third of the storage space needed for conven- tional booms and can be deployed by fewer person- nel. There are no internal devices for inflation or deflation. NEO Boom's flotation foam inflates when the air valve is opened and deflates by rolling the boom into a coil or winding it onto a boom reel for compact storage.

Customers include U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. oil spill response organizations, international oil companies, ter- minal operators and vessel operators. www.ciagent.com

Hannay Reels Oil Containment Boom Reels

Hannay Reels Oil Containment Boom Reels are designed for use with flotation, inflatable, collapsible and flexible cylinder booms. Ideal for ships, oil rigs and docks, these reels are built for rugged use and designed with spe- cial features that maximize perform- ance and make installation hassle- free. Hannay Reels

Oil Containment

Boom Reels are manufactured with heavy-duty three-inch square tubing frames that are braced at all stress points with two-inch square tubing.

The drum of the reel has an open design with a half-inch inner steel plate for reinforcement and a positive pin-lock to lock the reel in place. All boom reels feature #50 chain and sprocket rewind as well as quality-lubricated bearings. www.hannay.com

Consilium’s Oil Spill Detection Radar

The recently launched Oil Spill Detection Radar by

Consilium Marine & Safety was tested together with the

Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian

Clean Seas Association For Operative Companies (NOFO). The radar is being used on the Finnish

Icebreaker Kontio, commissioned as stand-by vessel for

EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency), and by cus- tomers in Norway, Italy and China. Recently the radar was ordered for an oil spill response vessel in the harbor of

Rotterdam. In addition, Consilium Oil Spill Detection

Radar has received the 2010 Vespucci

Award for the innovation category. One of the key fea- tures of the radar is its ability to inte-

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