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The structure in the upper wing tanks was almost totally renewed, including bot- tom plating, webs and bulkheads framing with a new steel of approximately 295 tons.

Renewals to the fore peak internals in- volved approximately 13 tons of new steel and repairs to side shell damage 23 tons.

Double bottom renewals — floors, girders, webs — made up the rest of the 370 tons of new steel.

The Karnataka was also fitted with a new sewage treatment plant to bring her up to date with current legislation, and her oily water separation was modified by HUD to conform to the latest IMO regulations. One of the generators was stripped down and a new crankshaft fitted, reassembled, and tested.

The ship was docked for three days in

Whampoa for painting. All upper wing tank internals were grit blasted and coal tar epoxy paint applied. The Karnataka com- pleted special survey on all hull and machin- ery items and was at HUD for a total of 42 days, sailing one day ahead of the sched- uled completion date.

Dravo Launches Coastal

Hopper Barge For C.G. Willis

The 195-foot hopper barge W.B.L. 114 being side launched at the Dravo Corporation's Neville Island shipyard.

The Dravo Corporation's Neville Island

Shipyard, Pa., recently launched a 195-foot by 35-foot covered hopper barge, W.B.L. 114 — one of two delivered by Dravo to C.G.

Willis, Inc., of Paulsboro, N.J.

Outfitted for both push and hawser tow- ing, the barges are equipped with corru- gated rolling covers and deck winches. De- signed with a special 4y2-foot coaming, the barges are operated along the East Coast by Willis Barge Line.

The barges' preparation for saltwater service included a Devoe coating of inorganic zinc-based primer paint prior to steel fabri- cation, plus the application of a Devoe Ma- rine epoxy paint finish to the completed vessel. A brilliant international orange hue was applied to the barges' bow, rake, and coaming as a safety feature to improve their visibility in heavy traffic areas.

The barges were moved from Pittsburgh to New Orleans by Dravo Mechling, Dravo's barge line subsidiary. After traveling across

Florida through Lake Okeechobee, the barg- es entered commercial service in Georgia, where they were loaded with cargo for de- livery to points in the Northeast.

Wilton-Fijenoord Yard Completes

Major Repairs To 13,892-Dwt Ship

Bay Shipbuilding Retains

William Thompson As

Washington Representative

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The 13,892-dwt Argentine freighter Mar- bella recently entered drydock at the

Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard in Schiedam,

Netherlands, for routine painting and a change of propeller.

It was then discovered the ship also needed major, complicated repairs to, or re- placement of, the rudder, tiller, and stern frame. Substantial repairs also were carried out to the steering engine, main engine, and auxiliary engines.

A number of miscellaneous repairs were also made to the hull and to winches, cargo gear, hatches, outboard valves, and an air compressor while the main work was being performed. By working around the clock and on weekends, the shipyard completed the work in three weeks.

George Geiger (left) president of Bay Shipbuilding

Corp., and Rear Adm. William Thompson (USN-ret.).

George Geiger, president of Bay Ship- building Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. recently announced that Rear Adm. William Thomp- son (USN-ret.) has joined Bay Shipbuilding as the corporation's representative in Wash- ington, D.C.

Admiral Thompson is a public relations consultant in the Washington, D.C., area and is the founder and president of Ad- mirality Communications, Inc.

Admiral Thompson's career was devoted to administering public affairs programs in the U.S. Navy at ascending levels of respon- sibility, culminating in the top positions for a Navy public affairs officer as special as- sistant for public affairs to the Secretary of Navy, deputy chief of information, and finally chief of information.

Admiral Thompson is president of the U.S.

Navy Memorial Foundation as well as pres- ident of NUMA — the National Underwater and Marine Agency, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to preserving the country's mari- time heritage through the worldwide search and recovery of sunken ships.

Bulk Carrier Karnataka Undergoes

Repairs, Modernization At HUD

The Karnataka being repaired at HUD.

The bulk carrier Karnataka, owned by

Mogul Line of Bombay, India, recently re- ceived major steel renewals involving ap- proximately 370 tons of fabricated steel in four main areas, and modernization at

Hongkong United Dockyards (HUD).

The repaired rudder is ready for hoisting at Wilton-

Fijenoord shipyard, part of the Wilton-Rotterdam

Dockyard Group, Netherlands.

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