S w i f t s h i p s To B u i l d T wo F i r e / R e s c u e Boats For P l a q u e m i n e s Parish
Swiftships, Inc., of Morgan City, La., has been awarded a contract to build two 50-foot aluminum fire/rescue boats for the Plaquemines Parish Commission Council.
The all-aluminum vessels are designed for fire-fighting, paramedic, and rescue work. They will operate in Plaquemines Parish at various points along the Mississippi. They are scheduled for delivery to the council in early June of 1983.
The vessels will be 50 feet long overall with a beam of 16 feet and a draft of 3 feet. Each vessel will be powered by a GM 8V-92 turbocharged diesel engine producing a 26-knot speed. Firefighting capability includes carrying 300 gallons of foam and a pumping capacity of 1,500 gpm at 150 psi. The full load displacement of each vessel is 42,000 pounds.
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- Todd Houston Accepts Delivery Of New Drydock From Bender page: 8
- ITC O f f e r s Brochure D e s c r i b i n g Its N ew H e a v y - L i f t Vessel page: 8
- J.C. Leighton Elected Executive V P Of Raymond Kaiser Engineers page: 9
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- N e w S h i p b u i l d e r s Council P r e s i d e n t Selected page: 11
- Tacoma Boat Delivers Fourth Tractor Tug To Foss page: 12
- Southwest Marine Purchases Computerized Drydock And Major Shipyard page: 12
- 1983 RTCM ASSEMBLY page: 12
- New Puget Sound Section Of MTS Elects Officers page: 13
- Halter Marine Delivers Second Of Four Supply Boats To Point Express, Ltd. page: 14
- $121-Million Contract Awarded To Davie For Gulfspan-Class Ferry page: 16
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- Moore McCormack Completes Sale Of Cargo Liners page: 17
- New Brochure Contains Raytheon Radar Comparison And Offer Of Free Life Vests page: 17
- Bender To Offer New Ice-Class Anchor Handling Tug/Supply Vessel page: 18
- Maritime Technology For A Changing World page: 18
- Brochure Offered On New Electrolytic Anti-Fouling System For Problem Areas page: 19
- CRC Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary —Brochures Available page: 19
- Todd Reports Increase In Sales And Earnings page: 22
- Newport News Reports Fourth Year Of Higher Operating Income page: 23
- Iowa Marine Delivers M/V Blanche V To Gibbons Marine page: 24
- EMD Introduces New Fuel-Efficient Diesel —Brochure Available page: 24
- LeCompte Named General Manager Of Bethlehem's Great Lakes Division page: 25
- Wesley Wheeler Appointed U.S. Representatives For Hapag-Lloyd Shipyard page: 26
- $1.1 -Million Contract For VHF-FM Systems Awarded Rockwell-Collins Itaiiana page: 26
- Petronas Commissions Its First Proet-Built Jackup page: 26
- Honeywell Forms New Undersea Sensor Group page: 27
- Castelvecchi Named Corporate Purchasing Agent At Ships Supply page: 27
- Thomas M a r i n e Delivers 24-Foot Survey Boat To N . Y . - N J . Port Authority page: 27
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- C r o s b y G r o u p A n n o u n c es P r o m o t i o n s O f Sales A nd O p e r a t i o n s Executives page: 38
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- Brown & Root Elects Three Vice Presidents In Marine Operations page: 39
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- Alaskan Office Opened By Global Marine Divisions page: 40
- Halter To Build Deepwater, ME 202s And ME 303s In The United States page: 40
- Robin Hood Fleeting Names Hines Vice President page: 41
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