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Seacor Diversifies

Into New Growth Areas

Steiner Shipyard-converted Veesea Typhoon, operated in the North Sea by Seacor of Vector Offshore.

In the face of a drilling slow down in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Seacor

Marine, a long-time owner and op- erator of supply vessels, has taken an aggressive approach by expand- ing its business into marine pollu- tion control, as well as foreign drill- ing markets.

Seacor Holdings Inc., along with the Miller Environmental Group and

Olympic Marine, have formed a joint venture company called the National

Response Corporation (NRC), based in Calverton, N.J. The NRC, the

Coastal Corporation and Philbro

Energy, Inc., intend to create a sec- ond regional oil spill response net- work to serve vessel and facility own- ers on the East and Gulf Coasts seeking compliance with the Oil Pol- lution Act of 1990 (OPA 90).

According to Glen Fornell, presi- dent of Seacor, plans are already underway to convert 12 Seacor 180-

CCL To Enter

European Cruise Market

In Club Med Deal

The world's largest cruise opera- tor, Miami-based Carnival Cruise

Line (CCL), has entered into an agreement with Club Mediterranee which will allow it to begin its first

European mass market operation next year utilizing one ship.

The two companies are also ex- amining the Asian cruise market as a possible option.

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Universal Distributing Group of

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The package would be extremely helpful to gambling boat owners who are in the process of deciding on the proper

One model particularly well- suited for the riverboat casino mar- ket is the "Stars-&-Stripes," which is available in two- and three-coin versions. The units is contained in a specially designed fire-resistant lightweight metal cabinet. The to- tal weight of the unit is 145 pounds.

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June, 1992 foot offshore supply boats to serve as multipurpose skimming and pri- mary recovery boats. The conver- sion work has not been contracted as yet. Eight of the vessels will operate in the Gulf of Mexico and four vessels will be stationed at stra- tegic locations on the East Coast from Boston to Miami. The fleet is expected to be up and running by

February 18,1993.

Seacor owns 51 offshore vessels, operating 54 in all. Mr. Fornell said that about 60 percent of the vessels are under contract. Recog- nizing the softness in the U.S. Gulf market, Seacor has targeted the standby rescue sector in the North

Sea. In 1990, Seacor starting mov- ing 11 vessels into the North Sea sector.

As part of its effort, Seacor con- tracted Steiner Shipyard in Bayou

La Batre, Ala., to convert a 1976-

LET THE PROFESSIONALS built supply boat into a complete 180-foot by 40-foot standby rescue vessel. The vessel, the Veesea Ty- phoon, is now operated in the North

Sea by Seacor and joint venture part- ner Vector Offshore.

Steiner also delivered three new 220-foot supply vessels to Seacor over the last two years. The three vessels, the Sun Island, Discovery

Island and Avery Island, are built as "international class vessels, with more flexibility than typical Gulf of

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Mexico supply boats," reports Mr.

Fornell.

The Sun Island and the Discov- ery Island are now working in the

Gulf for Seacor. The Avery Island has been contracted to work off the

West Coast of Africa, where Seacor has 16 vessels operating.

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