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American International Marine, Inc.

P.O. Box 682, 101 Hemley Street

Bayou La Batre, AL 36509

Phone: 205/824-4064

Fax: 205/824-2205

One of two 80-foot seismographic vessels built by Gazzier Shipyard for Geophysical Services, a Texas

Instruments subsidiary. managed by James E. Simmons

Jr. Vessels from Peru, Chile, Mex- ico, Scotland and El Salvador have been converted and reconditioned since the yard opened in 1989. The yard also builds small wooden, steel and fiberglass boats to owners' speci- fications.

In addition to the repair and construction functions of the com- pany, it also operates a labor pool where workers with various skills are made readily available to other yards in the area.

Master Marine, Inc. and Master

Marine Repair, Inc., also engage in new construction, repair and con- versions. Master Marine Repair has two floating drydock facilities for vessels up to 350 and 600 tons.

Ocean Marine Group, Inc., even though comparatively new to the area, has a varied background in new construction. Boats built by

Ocean Marine have been outside the area of fish boats, with an em- phasis on vessels such as ferries, cruise boats and tugs. This com- pany has both aluminum and steel capabilities, with in-house design abilities. At the time of this writing, a major oceangoing tug and barge project is being negotiated.

Say, "It's a Landry Boat" any- where and Bayou La Batre comes to mind. This yard first brought Bayou

La Batre into the forefront of trawler builders long before steel hulls came into use in the U.S. fishing industry.

In 1944, Roy Landry took over one of the oldest shipyards in the area. Joined by his two brothers upon their return from service dur- ing World War II, the three Lan- drys, Roy, Joe and "Shine," car- ried on wooden vessel repair and new construction. These wooden- hulled vessels rapidly created such a demand that a point was reached wherein a waiting list of three years existed.

With over 200 vessels to its credit, new construction still continues at the yard, though at much reduced levels. Roy Landry passed away within the last few months and two surviving brothers are continuing this traditional form of vessel repair and construction. Two haul-out rails are maintained.

Reminiscing about yard history,

Joe Landry recounted, "I remem- ber the early days when we used an old gas truck engine to haul out boats." The history of Landry Boats has been long and varied with most boats built in the 75- to 85-foot cate- gory. The yards standard hull de- sign was once modified and adapted to motor-powered sailing yacht, the

Wanderlure, used in an around-the- world cruise.

Owner and operator of Horton

Boats, Inc., Elmo Horten has been on the Bayou scene for many years.

His yard has produced over 300 vessels since it began operation. Like others, he has seen the need for di- versification and is now building work and oil industry-related ves- sels.

Interesting things are going on at

Master Boat Builders, Inc., where president Michael Rice now has under construction a 92-foot fisher- ies development vessel (scalloper/

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The Silver Spray, a 116-foot Alaskan crabber built by Master Boat Builders.

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