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Bisso Towboat Co. Christens

Tugboat Allison S.

Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. christened the Allison

S. at the Delta Queen Steamboat Terminal on the Mississippi River.

Allison S. is a 3,600 bhp class twin-screw tugboat. The vessel is 105 feet (32 m) long, with a breadth of 30.5 feet (9 m) and a depth of 12.5 feet (4 m). Allison S. was constructed by Main

Iron Works, Inc. of Houma, La. in nine months and carries an ABS International Loadline.

TheAllison S. will be positioned on the Missis- sippi River near St. Rose, La. to provide ship assistance to the large tankers and grain ships which call in the area. The tugboat will also be available for emergency towage and salvage assignments in the U.S. Gulf area.

Main propulsion is provided by two Detroit

Diesel 16V-149TIs driving two Twin Disc MG 540 reduction gears with 7:1 ratio, which in turn drive two four-blade stainless steel propellers, set in stainless steel Kort nozzles.

Electrical power is provided by two Delco 60 kW generators driven by two Detroit Diesel 4- 71s.

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The addition of Allison S. brings the total number of tugs in Bisso Towboat Co.'s fleet to 19, ranging in horsepower from 1,800 to 4,600.

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Allison S. Equipment List

Main engines GM

Reduction gears Twin Disc

Generators Delco

Bow thruster Hydrauli

Capstan Skagit

Fire fighting SKUM

Steering Skipper Electric

Engine controls Schrader Bellows

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Wartsila Vasa 46 Engines Pass U.S.

MIL-SPEC Engine Testing

Wartsila Diesel North America Inc. announced its successful completion of U.S. military (MIL-E- 23457) testing on its Vasa 46 diesel engine. The 12-cylinder medium-speed diesel engine com- pleted the 1,000-plus hour test at varying power levels, up to 110 percent of the 15,900 rated bhp.

The test involved quick accelerations and ex- tremely high power levels, requiring the burning of one truckload of fuel every eight hours.

Wartsila conducted the test at its own expense in order to qualify for participation in such projects as the U.S. Navy's Strategic Sealift and LPD (amphibious ship) projects. With the completion of this test, the entire Vasa 46 series of seven engine models ranging from 5,200 bhp to 23,500 bhp is now qualified to MIL-E-23457.

The Vasa 46 will be manufactured at Wartsila

Diesel's new production facility in Mount Vernon,

Ind. The existing site, originally built by Wartsila

Diesel's manufacturing partner Babcock & Wilcox, is undergoing modifications in order to perform the necessary fabrication and testing functions for the Vasa 46. According to Thomas M,

Carbone, vice president of manufacturing and general manager of the Mt. Vernon plant, Wartsila

Diesel's venture is unique to U.S. shipbuilding in that a leading international supplier will manu- facture its top product line in the U.S.

For more information on the products and services offered by Wartsila Diesel North America.

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Riverside Marine Introduces "Bilge Bugs"

Riverside Marine Products offers Bilge Bugs™ a two-part clean-up deodorizing agent engineered for a wide range of fuels and lubricants normallj found in the bilge. According to Matt Smith, E company spokesman, the product works like this leakages or spills of fuel and lubricants into e boat's bilge shape into large globules or a slick

Bacteria, either naturally occurring or induced will break down and consume these bilge oils anc their odors. Bilge Bugs Part A speeds up this process by emulsifying the spill, breaking it dowr into microscopic particles, and then encapsulat ing each of these particles with a nutrient-bear ing surface. The process, called emulsification encapsulation, reportedly provides more surface area for accelerated biodegradation.

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Riverside Marine Products,

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