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OMSA Elects New Officers —Congressman Warns

Of California Plan'

The Offshore Marine Service As- sociation has elected eight new members to its board of directors replacing those whose terms have expired.

Capt. W. A. Mayberry, execu- tive director of OMSA said those elected to two year terms are: chair- man, Ken Waldorf, Zapata Gulf

Marine Corp., Houston; vice chair- man, Otto Candies Jr., Otto Can- dies, Inc., Des Allemands, La.; secre- tary/treasurer, Charles Burrell,

Leevac Corp., Morgan City, La.;

John Bissell, Seal Fleet, Inc., Gal- veston; Jody Powers, Otis Engi- neering Corp., Harvey, La.; Ogden

Thomas, Seahorse, Inc., Morgan

City, La.; F. C. (Butch) Felter- man, Galaxie Marine Service, Inc.,

Patterson, La.; and James Cle- ment, Offshore Logistics, Inc., La- fayette, La.

The election was held at the asso- ciation's recent quarterly meeting which was addressed by Rep. Billy

Tauzin (D La.). The Congressman, who serves on important marine and energy committees, discussed standby vessels, warehouse vessels, and urged OMSA members to de- feat the "California Plan," a mora- torium proposal which would have deleterious impact on offshore ener- gy interests.

OMSA, whose offices are located in New Orleans, La., promotes the goals and interests of firms provid- ing vessel support services to all phases of the offshore oil, mineral, construction and pipelaying indus- tries. Its vessel owning members op- erate more than 3,000 vessels and employ more than 30,000 person- nel.

Interested parties should call (504) 523-7363.

Recently launched Blrka Princess is the first passenger vessel built by Valmet's Helsinki

Shipyard. When delivered in the spring of 1986, she will operate on the Stockholm-Marie- hamn (Aland Islands) route, replacing Birka Line's ferry Prinsessan.

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Valmet's Helsinki Shipyard re- cently launched its first passenger vessel, the Birka Princess being con- structed for Birka Line Ab of Marie- hamn, Finland. The ship's sponsor was Mrs. Runa Lundberg, wife of

Birka managing director Gunnar

Lundberg. After delivery in the spring of 1986, the Princess will replace the ferry Prinsessan, built by Wartsila in 1966 and modernized in 1980.

The Birka Princess is a true cruise liner, unlike the numerous passen- ger/car ferries operating on the Bal- tic. She has only a small car deck at the stern that will accommodate six coaches and 50 private cars, or 75 cars, with access via a side ramp.

The new liner has an overall length of 469 feet, beam of 81 feet, depth to Deck 11 of 100 feet, and draft of 18.4 feet. Main propulsion will be Wartsila-Vasa diesel engines with a total output of 23,600 bhp, driving KaMeWa propellers via Val- met reduction gears. Cruising speed will be 18 knots.

The standard of the accommoda- tions, which will provide for 1,500 passengers in 500 cabins, will be superior to those of the latest ferries in the Baltic, achieved by skillful detail work and selection of materi- als, and several refined details such as in the lighting system.

Efficient space utilization and clear general arrangement is achieved by well-considered archi- tectural solutions. The marine sur- roundings are brought close to the passengers by special panorama windows in the a la carte restaurant and dancing restaurant aft, and in the cocktail lounge and one of the big conference rooms forward.

The main targets in the design of the Birka Princess were economical operation, operational safety, easy maintenance, and a high level of automation. Machinery is con- trolled by Valmet's Damatic ship automation system. The corpora- tion's other units are also well repre- sented among the suppliers. Val- met's Tampere Works provided the

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Sponsor of Birka Princess was Mrs. Runa Lundberg. Shown with her are (L to R): Matti

Kankaanpaeae, chairman, president, and CEO of Valmet Corporation; Gunnar Lundberg managing director of Birka Line; and Kari Airaksinen, general manger of Valmet's Helsinki

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