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Offshore Industries

To Manufacture Lemvig

Lift Systems In USA

Dansk Marinelifit ApS and Birch & Krogboe of Denmark, patent hold- ers for the Lemvig Lift, have final- ized an agreement with the presi- dent of Offshore Industries, Inc.,

John Bang, for the engineering and manufacture of the Lemvig Lift in the United States. Jeff Gilman, of

Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage,

Inc., will coordinate engineering.

Lifts will be individually designed to meet the needs of the customer and the site where it will be in- stalled. The Lemvig systems have lifting capabilities from 100 tons to 3,000 tons and up, and are engi- neered to meet all environmental requirements.

Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage will provide the entire range of pro- fessional engineering services for a heavy haulout facility, including soils and surveys, engineering, in- spection and construction adminis- tration.

For more information on the

Lemvig Lift system,

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Tidewater Purchases 10

Vessels To Add To

Offshore Oil Service Fleet

Tidewater, Inc., New Orleans, La., has announced that its marine divi- sion purchased 10 vessels for use in its worldwide fleet of offshore oil service vessels. The total purchase was valued at about $5 million and included eight crew/utility vessels, a 250-foot cargo deck barge and a 125- foot utility vessel.

The eight crew/utility vessels were previously owned by Five Star Ma- rine Service an include a 120-foot vessel, four 110-foot vessels, two 100- foot vessels and one 50-foot vessel.

The largest vessel, the Rebecca Tide, and the 110-foot vessels, McClelland

Tide and Greer Tide, are capable of handling 50 tons of deck cargo. They are powered by quad GM 12V71TI engines capable of developing 2,020 hp and can carry 59 passengers plus crew.

Two additional 110-foot crewboats, the Nancy Tide and the

Kraemer Tide, can handle 50 tons of cargo, as well as transporting 63 passengers plus crew. Both vessels are powered by quad GM 12V71TI engines.

The Lauriano Tide and the Tho- mas Tide, the 100-foot crewboats, are capable of handling 20 tons of cargo and 59 passengers plus crew.

Both vessels are powered by triple

GM 12V71TI engines.

The 50-foot crewboat, Whittle

Tide, can carry 5 tons of cargo, as well as 18 passengers plus crew.

This vessel is powered by twin 3408TA Caterpillar engines.

The 250-foot oceangoing barge will be used in the offshore construction industry and is currently working in the Arabian Gulf.

In addition, Tidewater, along with a joint venture company, purchased a 125-foot utility vessel, the Masco 1, and renamed it the Lamtide 203.

The Lamtide 203 has been outfitted with a crane and is presently serving a three-year contract with ARAMCO offshore Saudi Arabia.

Tidewater owns and operates one of the largest fleets of vessels serv- ing the international offshore en- ergy industry. It also owns and oper- ates one of the largest fleets of natu- ral gas and air compressors in the

U.S. The company is in the con- tainer shipping business, owns a shipyard and has interests in do- mestic oil and gas operations, real estate and insurance.

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Newport News Awarded $ 12 Million In Contracts

From U.S. Navy

The Newport News Shipbuild- ing and Drydocking Company, New- port News, Va., was awarded two contracts from the U.S. Navy total- ing $11.9 million.

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) contract N00024-92-C- 8626 for $10.3 million is for the selected restricted availability maintenance of the U.S.S. Bergal and U.S.S. Flying Fish.

The second contract for $1.6 mil- lion, NAVSEA contractN00024-91-

C-5359, is for the selected restricted availability of the U.S.S. Sunfish.

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