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Omstrand, then shipped as deck cargo to Singapore, where it was christened.

Asie III has a one-year contract of affreightment with Esso Production

Malaysia Inc. (EMPI), with an op- tion for an additional year. The ves- sel will operate in the South China

Sea transporting personnel and light cargo between installations in the Semangkok, Irong Barat, and

Tapis oil fields. This entails the ves- sel being stationed offshore for peri- ods of 6-8 weeks. EMPI will also use the boat to evaluate the feasibility of using a high-speed vessel such as the Asie III between the shore base and the offshore installations.

The vessel has an overall length of 103.35 feet, beam of 30.84 feet,

DEUTZ

DELIVERS

ANYWHERE ...even across the frozen

Beaufort Sea

For the Deutz sales/service team nearest you, contact:

Deutz Corporation: 7585 Ponce de Leon Circle

Doraville, Ga. 30340

Telephone: (404) 449-6140 1-800-241-6320

Telex: 0070-7478

KHD Canada Inc. 180, rue de Normandie

Boucherville, Quebec

Canada J4B 5S7

Telephone: (514) 641-2680

Telex: 05-268544

The Repowering Mission:

To deliver two Deutz SBV 12M 628 diesel engines (total 6,000 hp) to the Canmar Supplier

VII in the frozen Beaufort Sea in the dead of winter.

The Deutz Response:

The Deutz engines were hauled overland to the highway's end, then trucked on the same flatbed trailer across 200 miles of ice to man- made McKinley Island at 140° W, 70° N, in record time.

The Operation:

The Deutz team was on hand to supervise all phases of shipment, receipt, and installation.

We were delighted that with some added man- power, the Canmar crew easily installed the new

Deutz 628s under our engineer's supervision.

Conclusion:

No repowering challenge is too chilling for Deutz!

Rely on

Deutz.

More than 80,000 vessels do.

Deutz is represented in all 50 states and 10 provinces. 18

KHDI DEUTZ depth of 11.48 feet, and maximum draft of 7.38 feet. She is powered by two MTU 16V 396 TB 83 diesel engines, each developing 2,010 bhp at 1,940 rpm, driving Liaaen/Helix controllable-pitch propellers through Reintjes reduction gears with a ratio of 2.5:1. A water jet, hydraulically operated bow thruster supplied by Frank Mohn is installed in each hull. Electric power is pro- vided by two Mercedes Benz/Stam- ford diesel generators, each of 50 kw.

During trial runs the boat's speed was measured at 29.1 knots, 0.5 knots above the speed specified in the contract. Fjellstrand's 103-foot catamaran has been subjected to extensive tests in extremely rough sea conditions.

The vessel has two single cabins, one double cabin, and one four-man cabin forward on the main deck.

Crew quarters also contain a galley, messroom, and a shower/lavatory.

The passenger lounge has adjusta- ble seats and two lavatories with showers. The cargo deck aft has an area of about 1,075 square feet and a capacity of 40 tons.

Built to Det norske Veritas classi- fication 1A2, Light Craft, R150,

Passenger Catamaran, the Asie III is the third 103-foot offshore catama- ran built by Fjellstrand. Of the pre- vious vessels, one was delivered to

Brazil and one to France. In addi- tion to the three offshore boats, the shipyard has sold seven 103-foot passenger catamarans to Chinese and Norwegian shipping compa- nies.

ASIE III

Major Suppliers

Main engines (2) MTU

Reduction gears (2) Reintjes

Propellers (2) Liaaen/Helix

Generators (2) ... . Mercedes Benz/

Stamford

Steering gear Servi

Anchor winch Petter

Air conditioning Semco

Radars (2) Deberg

Gyrocompass, autopilot . . Robertson

Echo sounder Simrad

Satnav, wind meter Walker

HF/MF radiotelephone, VHV (2) .Sailor

Radio direction finder Deberg

Speed log Ben Athena

Intercom system Vingtor

Circle 194 on Reader Service Card

Asie Dua-Halter Marine: details on page 16

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