Omnithruster Awarded INMA Tuna Fleet Contract

Charles M. Aker, vice president and general manager for Omnithruster Inc., has announced the award of a contract from Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini S.P.A. (INMA), La Spezia, Italy, for Omnithruster maneuvering and slow-speed propulsion systems for a fleet of tuna vessels being built by their shipyard.

Capt. Craig Connors, well-known tunaboat owner and fish processor of San Diego, will head the technical direction of the consortium.

According to Mr. Aker, "The Omnithruster systems were chosen because patented features provide many advantages for fishing operations, among which are: thrusting underway and in currents while pitching in heavy seas; thrusting during net-setting operations, thus reducing the need for a skiff; the ability to automatically hold heading during brailing; and to provide emergency steering if the rudder or steering system should fail by producing side thrusting while underway; also to provide emergency slow-speed propulsion in the event that a ship's single engine were to fail; smaller openings in the hull than with conventional thrusters meaning less drag and increased fuel savings." The INMA 240-foot tuna vessels will be equipped with JT800, 600-hp Hydro j e t Omnithruster systems providing a propulsion option utilizing patented Thrust Directors™, all of which will be contained within the hull, and controlled by Omnitrol™ Model 1000A electronic units.

Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 6, Feb 1981

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