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Damaged Navy Frigate

Transported From Gulf

By Heavylift Ship

The mine-damaged U.S. Navy fri- gate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG- 58) was recently loaded onto the heavylift vessel Mighty Servant 2 at

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for transport back to the U.S. for re- pairs.

According to Dutch company

Wijsmuller Transport, who operates the Mighty Servant 2, the U.S. Navy selected dry transport of the frigate because of the method's safety and speed. Because of the severe hull damage sustained by the frigate when she struck a mine in the Per- sian Gulf, a wet tow would have been risky. On board the Mighty

Servant 2, the keel of the USS Sam- uel B. Roberts is completely sup- ported and she is not exposed to the battering forces of the sea.

Following her loading, welders se- cured the USS Samuel B. Roberts to the deck of the Mighty Servant 2 by seafastenings, so that the vessel would not shift during the 7,800 nautical mile voyage.

During the voyage, the Mighty

Servant 2 will provide the frigate with water and electricity, so that the frigate's 40-man crew can per-

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New BFGoodrich Plant

Now Manufacturing

Cutless Brand Bearings

LQMoffitt's Robert Gilson, director of sales and marketing, with 14-inch I.D. Cutless bearings produced at new BFGoodrich plant in Wilmington, N.C.

Cutless® brand bearings and re- lated marine products marketed by

LQMoffitt, Inc. are now in full pro- duction at the new BFGoodrich fa- cility in Wilmington, N.C.

The manufacturing operations for these products were relocated from

Akron, Ohio, to the Wilmington plant for improved service to

LQMoffitt customers, advanced fa- cility capabilities, and increased production area.

Among the Cutless bearings pro- duced and shipped are 14-inch I/D full-molded brass-shell bearings slated for installation on a national and international oceangoing tug- boat.

LQMoffitt is a subsidiary of

BFGoodrich and the exclusive mar- keting arm for its marine industry products. Sales offices for LQMof- fitt remain at the company's Akron headquarters.

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CRSA, Hyundai Sign

Steamship Service Pact

The Columbia River Shippers As- sociation (CRSA), Portland, Ore., and Hyundai Merchant Marine,

Seoul, South Korea, have signed a steamship service contract that will bring containerized import cargoes from the Far East by ship to Port- land at reduced rates for local busi- nesses.

The contract is the first executed by the CRSA with a steamship line.

The agreement provides for Hyun- dai to carry to Portland a minimum of 500 forty-foot containers between

July 1, 1988 and February 28, 1989.