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Latest cruise vessel built by Blount yard in Warren, R.I., is the 143-foot Pacific

Northwest Explorer, shown on sea trials before recent delivery to Seattle owner.

Blount Marine Delivers

Deutz-Powered Cruise Vessel $2.5-Million Order For

SPM Inventory Buoy

Awarded To IMODCO

IMODCO, a unit of AMCA In- ternational Corporation and a pi- oneer offshore marine terminal company, has received an order in excess of $2.5 million from

ELF-SEREPCA, a jointly oper- ated French/Cameroon company, for a Single Point Mooring in- ventory buoy.

Constructed at Hongkong

United Dockyards to IMODCO's design and specifications and un- der its supervision, the marine terminal will service two loca- tions in the Kole Field offshore

Douala in Cameroon's Rio Del

Rey, West Africa. It will be uti- lized as replacement for crude oil terminals now in use — one for berthing, the other for storage.

The SPM is of standard dimen- sions — 12.5 meters in diameter, 14 feet in depth, with a two-grade

MPDU. One grade has two 24- inch piperuns, the second has a 16-inch piperun.

Normally it takes about eight months to construct an offshore

Single Point Mooring terminal, but IMODCO was able to offer

ELF-SEREPCA one already com- pleted. The IMODCO concept of speculative buoys was initiated in 1975 and has proven success- ful as a means of providing oper- ational terminals months ahead of normal construction time. De- livery to ELF-SEREPCA was scheduled for the middle of Feb- ruary.

For further information and free literature on IMODCO's Sin- gle Point Mooring buoys,

Write 77 on Reader Service Card

R.J. Thomson To Head

Anderson's Marketing

And Program Management

Robert J. Thomson

Robert J. Thomson has been named chief of marketing and program management at Art An- derson Associates, Bremerton,

Wash. A program manager for the company since 1977, he brings to his new position 30 years of experience in systems engineer- ing, advance design, and program management of military systems.

Prior to joining the company, Mr.

Thomson was employed for 16 years by Aerojet General Corpo- ration where he served as a pro- gram manager in the space vehi- cle propulsion and marine vehicle areas.

February 15, 1981

Executive Appointments

Announced By Crowley

Caribbean Division

Several key executive appoint- ments have been made by Crowl- ey Maritime Corporation's Carib- bean Division in order to further strengthen its organization, ac- cording to a recent announcement by Robert G. Homan, senior vice president and general manager of the division.

Dave Messer has been pro- moted to the position of vice president, Gulf common carrier services headquartered in Hous- ton. He is responsible for the op- eration of Crowley's Trailer Ma- rine Transport Gulf RO/RO serv- ice, Gulf Caribbean Marine Lines, and Crowley Environmental Serv- ices. Ron Beacham has trans- ferred to Houston as director,

Gulf common carrier services, and is responsible for the daily oper- ation of TMT's Gulf RO/RO serv- ice and GCML.

Arno Dimmling, in addition to his responsibilities as vice presi- dent-operations, is assuming the responsibilities for Crowley's

South Atlantic Common Carrier

Services. Ted Ellis has been pro- moted to the position of assistant vice president-sales responsible for all common carrier sales ac- tivity in the United States and the Caribbean. Peter Baci has been promoted to the position of director, special projects.

VHF Automatic Digital

Direction Finders

Announced By Simrad

Simrad, Inc. of Armonk, N.Y., has introduced a new generation of VHF automatic digital direc- tion finders. Computer-controlled, these instruments utilize a unique microprocessor in place of motors of moving parts. Even when sig- nal conditions are erratic, the

Simrad/Taiyo Models TD-L1510 and TD-L1520 are said to lock on a radio bearing and hold it steady.

Both provide a direct bearing reading as well as a digital read- out. Direct bearings are indi- cated by 36 LEDs in 10-degree steps. Digital readouts are in one- degree increments. The digital display shows the bearing, the channel selected, and gives a reading of the signal strength on a level meter as a measure of dis- tance.

Channels on the TD-L1510 in- clude VHF, U.S. weather, and in- ternational fishing frequencies.

The TD-L1520 adds 121.5 mHz and the ability to scan eight channels. Both operate with Sim- rad /Taiyo's uniquely designed

Adcock antenna for extremely accurate definition and sensitive performance. The units are a compact 5-5/16 inches high, 12 inches wide, and 11 inches deep.

For more information,

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Blount Marine Corporation of

Warren, R.I., recently delivered the cruise vessel Pacific North- west Explorer to Alaska/Pacific

Boat Company of Seattle. The 143-foot vessel incorporates many novel features not usually found in a boat of this size.

While built under U.S. Coast

Guard Subchapter T regulations, the vessel was so constructed that it meets most of Subchapter H requirements also. The Explorer was issued a Certificate allowing operation on an international voy- age between San Diego and San

Felipe, Baja California, Mexico; voyages between Point Concep- tion, Calif., and the Mexican Bor- der; also the waters between

Puget Sound, Washington, and

Cape Spencer, Alaska. A loadline certificate was issued by the

American Bureau of Shipping. On overnight voyages, 90 passengers may be carried; on other than overnight trips, 125 persons are allowed.

There are 41 attractively equipped cabins, each with com- plete facilities. Deluxe cabins in- clude a convertible unit used as a table-settee during the day that can be converted to a bed for the use of an additional passenger if desired. A comfortable lounge area is served by a Blount-pat- ented Vista View bow window.

The Explorer is powered by two Deutz model BF716 diesel en-

Raymond International Unit

Gets $50-Million Contract

For Platform Installation

A contract totaling about $50 million has been awarded to a unit of Raymond International

Inc., Henry F. LeMieux, chair- man and chief executive officer, announced. The contract was awarded to Raymond Offshore

Constructors (Overseas) Limited, a subsidiary of Raymond Offshore

Constructors, Inc., by Esso Aus- tralia Ltd., a unit of Exxon Com- gines, each developing 750 bhp.

Electrical power is furnished by three Deutz diesel generators pro- viding a total of 240 kw. Steering is by an electrohydraulic system manufactured by Wagner. A 110- hp PSI hydraulic bow thruster aids in maneuvering in close areas.

A completely equipped galley modeled after the efficient gal- leys on the new long-distance trains serves the well-appointed dining area that accommodates all passengers at one sitting. The freezer and refrigerator capac- ity, coupled with two Sand & Sea freshwater evaporators produc- ing up to 1,500 gallons a day, permit the Explorer to operate for extended periods with little shore support. The Omnipure sewage disposal system that fea- tures fast treatment of waste permits a smaller holding tank than normally would be required.

The Pacific Northwest Explor- er is the fourth mini-cruise ves- sel designed and built by Blount

Marine Corporation, a pioneer in the field. After construction of several smaller vessels, Blount built the 22-stateroom Mount

Hope, the 32-stateroom New

Shoreham, and the 36-stateroom

New Shoreham II, and now the

Explorer. The former New Shore- ham was sold to Alaska/Pacific

Boat Company, and is now being operated in Alaskan service. pany, to install the West King- fish and Cobia production plat- forms in the Bass Strait off Aus- tralia's southeast coast. Installa- tion will begin early in 1981 and will take about one year to com- plete, Mr. LeMieux said.

Raymond's derrick barge Po- laris will be towed from its

Houma, La., base around the

Cape of Good Hope, Africa, to the Bass Strait for the installa- tion. The Polaris was constructed for Raymond in 1979 and is work- ing currently in the Gulf of Mex- ico. 43