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BOATS & BARGES

MET Begins Construction On Coastal

Collector-27

An artisfs rendition of the "Coastal Collector-27."

Marine Environmental Technol- ogy, Inc. (MET) announced that con- struction on its newest design, the "Coastal Collector-27," has com- menced. Custom Boats Manufactur- ing, Inc. of St. Bernard, La., is build- ing the prototype hull.

The vessel's primary mission is inshore/harbor oil spill recovery. It features an advanced separation ca- pability via a weir device, large ca- pacity on-board oil storage tanks (more than 1,000 gallons), an effec- tive debris handling system, alumi- num construction and a trailerable design. The company's president, Bob

Wehrmann, said that one of the boat's advantages over previous de-

Industry Urges Coast Guard AWO Opposes Coast Guard

To Modify Standards To Garbage Disposal

Foster Competition Recordkeeping Rule signs is its ability to recover great quantities of oil at faster rates.

The Coastal Collector-27 will have a Volvo Model 2002 pump, a

Wemco Hidrostal water separation pump, a Robbins & Meyers Series 1000 oil separation pump and an automated spill recovery system by MET. The boat is designed to be 27 feet long and 10 feet wide.

Companies not directly associ- ated with oil spill recovery have also indicated their interest in the

Coastal Collector's design since it may be used on a daily basis for tasks other than spill recovery. The deck layout allows for more than 200-sq.-ft. of usable space.

In the hopes to persuade the U.S.

Coast Guard (USCG) to modify its shipbuilding standards and form a new maritime policy for the U.S., various representatives from all fac- ets of the U.S. maritime industry testified before a House panel.

Both industry and USCG repre- sentatives agree that some of the standards that raise U.S. shipbuild- ing costs can be eliminated or modi- fied.

Suggestions that were proposed included the adoption of Safety of

Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention standards.

However, Adm. A. E. Henn, the

Coast Guard's Chief of the Office of

Marine Safety, Security and Envi- ronmental Protection, reportedly admitted that the SOLAS standards provide good general guidelines for vessel design, but the guidelines fail to adequately address all vital safety systems.

Sea-Land Service, Inc. and Ameri- can President Lines, Ltd., two major

U.S. carriers, were reportedly con- cerned about regulations they claim create "Americanized" versions of international vessel standards.

The concern reportedly stemmed from a desire to avoid implementing an international standard in a man- ner that is more burdensome and costly for a U.S.-flag vessel than one of a foreign flag.

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) regu lations requiring staffed, oceango ing vessels of 40 feet or more ii length to maintain records of a] discharges of garbage from the ves sel have been formally opposed b the American Waterways Operator (AWO).

AWO claims that additional pt perwork burdens would only ser\ to punish responsible operators an not penalize polluters AWO note that the Coast Guard prohibitior on the discharge of plastics are we known and reinforced by mand; tory on-board placards and fines f< noncompliance.

Also in question was the decisic to apply the requirements to vesse on the basis of their length.

AWO claims that the length of vessel bears little relevance to tl amount of garbage it generates, co tending that factors such as the si of its crew, the frequency of its pc calls and the nature of its operatio weigh far more heavily on garba generation.

The AWO emphasized that t towing industry was committed preserving the marine environmei but went on to say that towi vessels - which have a relativi small crew, make infrequent pi calls and generate no particular i erational waste - generally prodi relatively small amounts of garba

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