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Mexican Government

Sells Three Yards

To Private Interests

The Mexican government, guided by the policies of it president, Carlos

Salinas de Gortari, has sold three of its state-run shipyards on the

Pacific Coast to private interests.

The Sidek Group reportedly pur- chased the yards and delegated the administration of the shipyards to a sub-group, Simec Naval.

The three facilities offer a com- plete range of services in ship repair and construction capabilities for medium-sized vessels.

The yard at Ensenada, Baja Cali- fornia, Industria Naval de Califor- nia (Inc.). The yard has a Syncrolift capable of lifting 2,500 tons, as well as ten side-tracking stations. A full range of services is available. This shipyard specializes in servicing tuna seiners, large yachts, dredges and cargo dredges.

Industria Naval del Pacifico (INP), Guaymas, Sonora, has two launching ways which can accom- modate vessels up to 25,000 tons.

The yard also has the outfitting piers necessary to complete the vessels once they have been launched. This shipyard specializes in servicing tugboats, fishing vessels, yachts and service craft.

Industria Naval de Mazatlan (INM), is located at Mazatlan,

Sinaloa. The yard specializes in the construction and repair of fishing vessels and specialty craft for both the national and international mar- kets. The yard has three railways, capable of handling 750 tons of build- ing materials, wet berths and shops, which are capable of performing re- quired services for the marine trades and heavy industry.

A customer service office has been set up in San Diego, Calif., for cli- ents in the U.S.

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Schichau Seebeckwerft

Repairs Seabourn Spirit

In Record Time

Schichau Seebeckwerft AG of

Germany has completed the repairs aboard the cruise ship Seabourn

Spirit. The repairs took about 14 days to complete.

The diesel generator compart- ment caught fire and badly dam- aged the vessel's power station. At the time of the fire, the vessel was on her way to Portofino on the Italian

Riviera Coast. The vessel was then towed to Genoa where two yard engineer's were waiting to inspect the damage.

The cooperation between the yard, its subsuppliers, the owners, the representatives and the classifica- tion society allowed for the vessel to be repaired in record time. About 60 workers worked in two shifts. Fi- nally, 259 hours after the fire, the first diesel engine was able to be started.

Schichau Seebeckwerft was able to prove that it can perform express-

October, 1992 90 repair even if it is complicated.

The Seabourn Spirit has since returned to its scheduled voyages.

For more information about the facilities and services provided by

Schichau Seebeckwerft,

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Double-Hull Modification

Added To Avondale's

Navy Oiler Contract

Avondale Industries, Inc., New

Orleans, La., announced that a con- tract modification to add double- hulls to the last three T-AO fleet oilers being built by the company was recently approved by the Secre- tary of the Navy.

While the final value of the con- tract modification is still being ne- gotiated, $125 million in funds were already appropriated by the Navy for the additional work. The three

T-AO's are the last ships in a series of 16 constructed by Avondale for the Navy, with ten of the fleet oilers having already been completed and delivered.

By approving the modification, the Navy is voluntarily providing significant protection for the envi- ronment against accidental oil spills, allowing the ships to operate in ac- cordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Avondale estimates that the double-hull modifications will re- quire 1,200 workers at its peak, which will continue through 1995.

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DigitgL Gyro Repeaters

BRIDGE WING MOUNTING of LR40/LR60 Digital Gyro Repeaters

The LR40/LR60 can now be panel-mounted on the Bridge Wing using a "flip-up" plastic cover.

The cover is specified to IP55. • Large super-bright Digital Heading Display. • Analog Turning Indicator - allowing instant estimation of turning rate. • Will work from most types of gyro compasses. • Programmable as Master Repeater or Slave

Repeater. • Digital Data output (RS422) - for integration with survey and navigation computers.

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