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Sovereign Submarines Builds Tourist

Sub For Operation In Hawaii

Sovereign Submarines launched a 72.5-foot (22-m), 48-passenger tourist submarine, Voyager

I, to be transported to Hawaii by SeaPath, Inc., the Washington-based firm that is promoting the

Finnish-designed vessel.

The Voyager I is the first of two submarines that will be completed by Sovereign Submarines for operation by Submarines Hawaii off Oahu.

SeaPath was formed to foster construction of tourist submarines based on designs by Sub Ma- rine Designs International, Oy/Ltd. of Finland.

Submarines designed by this group are now in service in the Caribbean, Far East and Northern

Europe. The Hawaiian submarines, Voyager I and Voyager II, are "second generation steel and acrylic vessels," according to SeaPath President

Robert Martin. Sovereign Submarines' engi- neers participated in adapting original design drawings to meet U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standards, as well as fabricating fiberglass shrouds and fair- ings and installing and testing all external and internal fittings and gear. Sovereign President

Bruce Reagan explained that detailed vessel design drawings and calculations were reviewed by the USCG and ABS. The submarine designs were adapted to meet ABS "Rules for Building and

Classing Underwater Systems and Vehicles." The

Voyager I is powered by an electro-hydraulic system and can achieve speeds of up to seven knots. While certified by the USCG for operation down to 150 feet (45.7 m), the vessel is classified by the ABS for a depth of 328 feet (100 m). For more information on SeaPath Inc.,

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Sun State Marine Completes

Construction Of Towboat

Sun State Marine, Inc. completed construction of a new towboat which was christened Sun River

City. The Sun River City was christened at the

Sun State Marine shipyard and began service on the St. John's River. The new towboat is 70 feet (21m) long, with a beam of 25 feet (8 m) and a draft of 8 feet (2 m). The vessel will normally carry a crew of four and will operate in barge towing service in the Florida and South Georgia area.

The 1,000 hp towboat is powered by two Caterpil- lar 3412DITA engines driving MG 521 reduction gears at 4:1 ratio and 66-inch (167.6-cm) by 48- inch (121.9-cm) stainless steel propellers. The main engines were provided by Ring Power Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla. Main and auxiliary electrical power is furnished by two Perkins 40 kW genera- tors. Steering systems include two main and four flanking rudders powered by an engine-driven hydraulic pump backed up by two auxiliary electro/ hydraulic systems. Sun State Marine, in business for more than 55 years, owns and operates nine towboats and six tank barges in the Florida/

Georgia area. Services the yard provides include drydocking, repairs, preservation and long-term wet berth storage. For more information on Sun

State Marine,

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