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Marco Seattle Signs

Contract To Build

All-Steel Workboat

Marco Seattle has signed a con- tract for the construction of a 64- foot twin-screw all-steel workboat to be built for Uaukewai Diving,

Salvage and Fishing, Inc. of Hon- olulu, Hawaii.

The vessel will be used primar- ily in assisting petroleum tankers at offshore mooring terminals and as a diving support vessel. The op- erator of the new workboat is a principal in Mid-Pacific Towing,

Ltd., also of Honolulu, for whom

Marco recently built the 75-foot twin-screw tug Naupaka.

The 64-foot workboat is a new

Marco design, with a beam of 21 feet and a depth of 8 feet. She will be powered by a pair of GM 12V71 diesels with a combined horse- power of 800 driving 42-inch-di- ameter four-blade propellers. Inte- rior arrangements will include a complete galley, dinette area, and accommodations for a crew of three.

Marco plans to deliver the ves- sel on the Fourth of July.

Nicor Signs Contract

With Moss Point Marine

For Two New Vessels

Nicor Marine, Inc. of New Orle- ans, La., recently signed contracts with Moss Point Marine for the construction of an 82-foot Line

Launch Vessel and a 97-foot Tri- ple Screw Tug.

Both vessels will be outfitted with Detroit Diesel 12V-149N en- gines and will have cruising speeds of approximately 10 knots.

Certified by ABS, both vessels will feature detachable dispersant boom spraying equipment to com- bat oil spills along with special water/foam fire-fighting equipment.

Scheduled for late spring deliv- ery, the vessels will work overseas.

ON THE COVER

Double Naming Ceremony Held At

Far East Levingston Shipbuilding

Far East Levingston Shipbuild- ing Ltd. (FELS) held a double naming ceremony recently for the jackup rig Ekhabi and the crane vessel Ispolin being built for V/O

Sudoimport of the U.S.S.R. Mrs.

F.I. Potapenko, wife of the

U.S.S.R. Ambassador to Singa- pore, named the Ispolin, and Mrs.

Loh Wing Siew, wife of the man- aging director (Ship Repair Divi- sion) of Keppel Shipyard and for- mer managing director of FELS, named the Ekhabi.

The Ispolin is a propulsion- assisted crane vessel designed by

FELS to the owner's require- ments. She has dimensions of 410 by 118 by 26.2 feet, and will be equipped with a 1,200/600-ton (fixed/fully revolving) crane, and will have provisions for future in- stallation of pipe-laying equip- ment. She will have accommoda- tions for 120 personnel.

The 1,200-ton crane is the prod- uct of Kone and FELS cooperation, with the main boom and steelwork fabricated by the shipyard and machinery components supplied by Kone. All assembly, erecting, and testing is being done by FELS.

With the delivery of the Ekhabi,

FELS will have delivered its 16th jackup rig and its 32nd mobile off- shore unit. The rig has been built to the MSC CJ-50 design, and has capability to operate in areas with severe environmental conditions.

She is a cantilever, self-elevating unit, and has a triangular hull with three triangular, open-truss legs, each fitted with a spud can at the lower end. The hull is 210.6 feet long, 223 feet wide, and 26.2 feet deep. The total length of each leg with its spud can is 441 feet.

Jackup rig Ekhabi.

Jacking system is of the rack and pinion type. Accommodations are provided for 80 offshore personnel.

Both of these vessels have been built to comply with the relevant rules and regulations of the

U.S.S.R. Register of Shipping and international maritime Conven- tions.

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