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Grafton Debris Collector

Doing Cleanup Job In Chicago

The Gratfon debris collector works with a 50-foot by 20- foot barge cleaning the lake front in the Greater Chicago area.

Grafton Boat Co., Inc., builder of "cleanup vessels" for the nation's waterfront cities, re- ports that the new debris collection vessel furnished to the Metropolitan Sanitary Dis- trict of Greater Chicago is now well into its first season of operation.

Delivered to Chicago in January, the "De- bris Control No. 1" was specifically engineered and built to meet the needs of the Sanitary

D;strict in combating the growing water pollu- tion problem facing America's cities. Work- ing in conjunction with a 50-foot x 20-foot barge, the 36-foot twin-screw vessel is equip- ped to handle cleanup chores along the many miles of river and lake front within the Greater

Chicago area.

Primary element of the debris control system er.^ineered by Grafton for this application is a 36-foot by 14-foot diesel-propelled vessel which is equipped with a Hiab hydraulic ar- ticulated crane on its bow. The crane has a variety of attachments, including a clamshell bucket, log grapple and large debris basket.

In operation, several open-top containers are

Cc ried on the deck of the barge. The barge is anchored or moored at a convenient location, and th debris collecting vessel maneuvers to pick up floating or bank-side debris. The bucket loads of debris are then placed in the containers on the barge deck and, when all containers are filled, the debris collector vessel to./s the barge to a convenient location, where the containers are removed from the barge by a crane 'nd placed on trucks for removal to a disposal site.

The debris control vessel is heavily con- structed of %-inoh steel plate, and is arranged for one-man operation. All controls for the 1 ler, as well as vessel steering and engine controls, are conveniently positioned on a pilothouse console. The hydraulic pump for the Hiau loader is driven by a front power takeoff on the starboard main engine. Engines are Cummins Model NH-250M marine diesels --ated at 200 hp at 1,800 rpm. They are con- lx^i ed to Twin Disk model MG-509 reverse- reduction gears of 2.95:1 reduction ratio.

Three-''" \ propeller shafts turn the 34-inch diameter by 34-inch pitch 4-lblade Federal pro- pellers. Both engines and the 10-kw Kohler diesel generator set are equipped with keel cooling for trouble-free operation in cold win- weather. The cabin just forward of the engine room is equipped with living and messing spaces for the crew.

The debris collector vessel is designed and engineered to function effectively as a towing vessel as well. To this end, it is equipped with a conventional towboat steering system,

Which includes both steering and flanking rud- ders for the utmost in maneuverability erf both light boat and the boat/barge combina- tion. In trials prior to delivery, the vessel pushed a loaded 1,400-ton jumbo river barge at a speed of over 6.5 mph.

For more specific information, contact either

Edward D. Fry, president, or Timothy Graul, naval architect, vice president, engineering and sales. The yard is located at Grafton, 111. 62037.

MarAd Drops Requirement

For Mortgagee Insurance

In a move to streamline the Federal ship mortgage insurance program, the Maritime

Administration has dropped the requirement that unsubsidized shipowner-participants car- ry mortgagee insurance on covered vessels.

The elimination, which will save operators abouit $250,000 annually, was announced by

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime

Affairs A.E. Gibson, who heads the agency.

Mr. Gibson pointed out that in the 10 years this type of insurance has been required, there have been no instances in which it was needed. "In 1961, when the mortgagee-insurance re- quirement was instituted," he explained, "about 90 percent of the vessels covered by Federal mortgage insurance were owned by operators with only the single ship as their major asset. "Today, however," he added, "the situation is reversed, with about the same percentage of participating vessels being units of company fleets, whose owners have sufficient assets to cover any obligations not met under their ordi- nary marine policies."

The ending of this requirement was one of the steps recommended by Dr. Alan P. Kir- man in his Maritime Administration sponsored study of the marine insurance industry that was performed last year, Mr. Gibson noted.

Under Title XI of the Merchant Marine

Act of 1936, as amended, the Maritime Ad- ministration is authorized to insure the prin- cipal and interest on commercially placed mortgages and loans used to finance new mer- chant vessel construction and reconstruction.

Mr. Gibson noted that eliminating this re- quirement will add to the attractiveness of the Title XI program, for which a wide variety of vessels designed for the inland, domestic, and foreign trades are eligible. - - - OV/Z PZAP. "

Washington Chain & Supply

Appoints Obert And Pearson

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R. Patrick Obert

Harry Schwartz, president of Washington

Chain & Supply Company, 2935 Utah Avenue

So., Seattle, Wash., recently announced the appointment of R. Patrick Obert as manager, and Roger H. Pearson as marketing manager of Washington Chain's new manufacturing and national marketing division, MARQUIP.

MARQUIP will manufacture and distribute proprietary marine products on an internation- al basis. Prior to this time, Washington Chain & Supply's marine marketing efforts have been primarily in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

Mr. Obert and Mr. Pearson will retain their respective positions as assistant manager and marketing manager of Washington Chain while directing the growth and development of MARQUIP.

Mr. Obert attended the University of Wash- ington and Seattle University's School of Engi- neering. He completed his military obligation with the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier

USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14). Prior to joining

Washington Chain in 1967, he served 12 years with U.S. Electric Motors, four of them as manager of the firm's Portland office.

Mr. Pearson attended Colorado College in

Colorado Springs, where he was affiliated with

Kappa Sigma. He later earned a B.A. degree in business administration and marketing from

Seattle University. He served with the U.S.

Army Medical Service in the Far East.

Prior to joining Washington Chain & Sup- ply, Mr. Pearson served 11 years in industrial sales and marketing media in Chicago and

San Francisco. He is a member of the Ameri- can Marketing Association.

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR HONORED: Shown receiving

The Rudder Club's Golden Quill Award at its Port In- dustries Night Dinner, which was recently held in the

Grand Ballroom of the Statler Hilton Hotel, New York,

N.Y., is the Honorable William T. Cahill. Governor, state of New Jersey. The Rudder Club, which is one of the largest maritime organizations, has made the presenta- tion to Governor Cahill for his untiring efforts in promot- ing foreign commerce through the ports of New York and/or New Jersey. Shown from left to right: Berndt M.

Palmer, president of Lee & Palmer and executive vice chairman; Thomas J. Giardino, traffic manager of Mar- chessini Lines and dais chairman; the Honorable William

T. Cahill; John J. Farrell Jr., vice president of Interna- tional Terminal Operating Corporation and general chair- man, and James L. Bailey, traffic manager of Wedemann & Godknecht and commodore of the club.

Roger H. Pearson

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