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Turecamo Coastal & Harbor

Towing Corporation of New York recently added the 3,900-bhp Joan

Turecamo (shown above and on the cover) to its growing fleet of modern tugboats. The new vessel, classed +A1 "Ocean Towing Ser- vice" by the American Bureau of

Shipping, was built by Matton

Shipyard in Cohoes, N.Y., a Ture- camo subsidiary.

Intended for use in the firm's general towing service, she is 114 feet 8 inches long with a beam of 32 feet 2 inches, depth of 16 feet 8 inches, and normal operating draft of 13 feet. Fuel capacity is 57,300 gallons.

Propulsion power is provided by twin GM Electro-Motive Divi- sion 16-645-E6 diesel engines, each rated 1,950 bhp at 900 rpm.

The reverse/reduction gears are

Falk model 2435, and the 120- inch, 3-bladed stainless-steel pro- pellers were supplied by Coolidge.

Capable of attaining a free- running speed of 14 knots, the tug is constructed with an up- per pilot house that affords un- obstructed vision over large pe- troleum barges that she is de- signed to push. In addition to her full pushing capability, the 192-gt vessel is equipped with an Almon

A. Johnson series 229 towing winch. The electrohydraulic cap- stan is a New England Trawler model X1524; steering gear is

A new cruiseship line featuring smaller, yacht-like, luxury vessels (drawing shown above) carrying 120 passengers to exotic world destinations will begin service in spring 1983, it was announced in

New York recently. The new line is being formed by Helge Naar- stad, a Norwegian who was for- merly president of Miami-based

Norwegian Caribbean Lines. He said an agreement to build four new ships, with an option for an- other four, has been signed with the Wartsila Shipyard of Hel- sinki, Finland.

The investment capital for the venture is $100 million, with 30 percent from Norwegian inves- tors and the rest mainly from

U.S. sources. "Already more than 80 percent of the investment cap- ital has been raised," Mr. Naar- stad said. "While there is still room for additional investors, I expect the remaining capital to be raised quickly," he added.

The cruise line, as yet unnamed,

Frydenbro model HS-20 with ITT

Decca Marine controls.

The vessel is fully automated with Hose-McCann equipment, and is fitted with the most mod- ern navigation and communica- tion gear. ITT Decca Marine sup- plied the Loran C model 708, au- topilot model DP 752-G, two RM 914C radars with one slave unit, gyrocompass model MB 12, and

LAZ 43 depth finder. The direc- tion finder is a Benmar ADF 168;

Motorola provided the 55/75 VHF and the SSB radios.

Air-conditioning is by Dunham-

Bush, and coatings were supplied by International Paint.

Company president Bart Ture- camo stated, "We plan to use the

Joan Turecamo in conjunction with our new 100,000-barrel oil barge Marie Tilton." The Ture- camo company provides a wide range of towing services, from ship docking to coastal towing, operating from the Great Lakes to the Caribbean. will be based in the U.S. An as- sets holding company, Marine In- vestors & Shipowners, Inc., has been formed with Mr. Naarstad as chairman. "We are aiming at a special class of vacationer, one that expects the highest stand- ards of personalized treatment,"

Mr. Naarstad said. "We will pro- vide these, plus an ability to sail in any waters in the world, and into ports that larger cruise ships cannot enter."

One ship will sail in the Med- iterranean, and the others in the

Far East, South Pacific, and Car- ibbean. The yacht-like ships will carry only 120 passengers, all in large, outside suites, and crews of 50, with all crew members berthed in individual private cab- ins. The new ships have been de- signed by Norwegian naval archi- tect Petter Yran of F.S. Platou

A/S, Oslo. The first ship will be put into service in spring 1983; the others will follow at six to eight-month intervals.

Among those present at Whitehall Club reception following the recent commission- ing of the tug Joan Turecamo in New York were (L to R): James Newman, vice pres- ident, Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Towing Corporation; Bart Turecamo, president of Turecamo Coastal; Peter Nystad, vice president of White Stack Towing & Trans- portation Company, Charleston, S.C.; and Bart Turecamo Jr., vice president of

Turecamo Coastal. The Turecamo firm is headquartered in Staten Island, N.Y. @®W@B

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