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Syncrolift Shiplift Used

To Launch HMS Vanguard

HMS Vanguard being moved on a Syncrolift shiplift

The HMS Vanguard, a Trident ballistic missile submarine, was re- cently launched for the UK's Royal

Navy using the Syncrolift shiplift installed at the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard of Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL).

The Trident submarines are among the largest in the world and the VSEL facility is one of the most advanced in the world for construct- ing submarines of this size. The facility is built around a Syncrolift shiplift and transfer system which is used to move large vessels (and parts of vessels) around the ship- yard. The submarines can then be either launched or raised.

The Syncrolift at the Vickers yard is 531.5 feet long, 72.2 feet wide and is capable of lifting a maximum load of 24,300 tons. It is operated by 108 electro-mechanical hoists, rated at 270 tons each. The hoists can lower or lift the platform at a maximum speed of .66 feet per minute.

NEI Syncrolift is a business unit of NEI Clarke Chapman Ltd, which is part of the industrial power group of Rolls-Royce pic.

For more information about

Syncrolift shiplifts,

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Safegard Corp. Offers

Brochure On Life Vests

The Safegard Corporation,

Covington, Ky., has been manufac- turing commercial life vests, life cushions and industrial work life vests for over 40 years.

Over the next few months, own- ers and operators will be having their vessels inspected by the U.S.

Coast Guard and in order to pass inspection, they will need SOLAS 83 approved PFD's and related safety equipment.

Safegard is prepared to meet this demand with its line of flotation devices. The company's SOLAS life jackets comply with SOLAS 74/83 convention regulations and come in both child and adult sizes. Other life preservers and work vests are also offered by the company and all are U.S. Coast Guard approved.

For a free brochure,

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Manitowoc Receives

Crane Order

From Corpus Christi

The Port Authority of Corpus

Christi, Texas, has placed and order for an M-250 lift crane from

Manitowoc Engineering Co., a divi- sion of The Manitowoc Company,

Inc.

The 250-ton capacity M-250 unit will operate as a general service crane at the port's new $17 million facility for handling containers and breakbulk cargo for domestic and international transport.

For additional information on

Manitowoc cranes,

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ACR Has More EPIRBs

Aboard More Vessels

Across More Oceans

Than All Our Competitors

Combined. _

When an angry sea turns into towering mountains of water, the last thing you want to doubt is your Emergency Position Indicating

Radio Beacon (EPIRB). ACR leaves no doubt. From recreational to commercial beacons, every ACR unit has to meet our own rigid stan- dards before it goes to sea. Standards that exceed those of worldwide marine authorities. That's why ACR is the most-selected EPIRB for commercial, military and recreational vessels throughout the world.

But there's another, more important reason for having ACR

EPIRBs aboard: They've saved more lives than all the others com- bined. Period.

ACR Electronics, Inc. ^S^jjjjnF The World Leader in Safety, Survival and Security Equipment 104 5757 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5247, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310-5247 USA (800) 4320-ACR Telex 519645 ACR HOWD Fax (305) 983-5087

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Who's #1

In Double Hull Classification?

ABS, of Course!

More than half the double hull tankers on order worldwide are being built to ABS Classification!

ABS earned this world leadership by its recognized know-how and advanced analytical capabilities in the design, construction, and periodic surveys of double hull tankers.

We at ABS continue to explore new technologies in our 130 year search for improved safety at sea.

ABS, the leader in double hull technology.

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