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Delivers Fire/Rescue

To Japanese Co.

The Morita Fire Pump Manufac-

Co. of Osaka, Japan took of a 36-ft. (11-m) fire/res- boat from SeaArk Marine, Inc. , Ark.

Morita, a manufacturer of firefighting trucks in Japan since 1907, purchased the boat for an

Indonesian customer. The36-footer will be used for fire/rescue work in the Coral Sea.

The fireboat is constructed of all- welded, heavy-duty aluminum and features a deep-V hull design which aids in the craft's speed and perfor- mance.

Morita's new boat features a 7-ft. by 7-ft. (2-m by 2-m) all-welded cabin which is insulated to reduce heat and noise. Power is provided by twin Cummins in-line six cylinder 6BTA5.9M2, 300-hp diesel engines coupled to twin 273 Hamilton waterjets.

The fire system consists of a Hale 50 FB single stage fire pump driven by a heat exchanger-cooled Cummins model 4BT3.9 diesel engine with a pumping capacity of 1,000 gpm at 150 PSI.

Project To re U.S. Cruise

Feasibility

The Maritime Administration and Ingalls Shipbuilding, ., Pascagoula, Miss., have en- into a cooperative agreement explore the feasibility of building ships in the U.S.

The project includes developing a design and shipyard plan, as well as a analysis to determine sales

The cooperative agreement, on a competitive basis, is of MARITECH, a program de- to enhance the competitive- of U.S. shipyards. Participa- in the MARITECH program is element of the President's plan strengthen America's shipbuild- industry as it re-enters the in- commercial market-

MarAd, an agency for the U.S. of Transportation, is as agent for the Department

Defense's Advanced Research

Projects Agency (ARPA).

Ingalls is a major U.S. shipyard with existing facilities and experi- in constructing large naval . Its location on the Gulf of is well suited to support ships because 40 percent of cruise ship operators are based

Florida.

The total value of the agreement $2.1 million with half the funding by the government over a -month period. Ingalls will con- an equal amount in cash and

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To Form Joint

With ISM To

Engines

Perkins of the U.K., is to create a

Ishikawajima-Shibaura Ma-

Co. (ISM), to develop and -emission diesel engines in

U.K.

The companies will build up to ,000 engines a year by the year . The joint venture company, which Perkins will be the major- shareholder, will build the first , marketed as the 100 Se- , in early 1996.

The engines will be used prima- in marine applications, com- , generating sets, and re- equipment. , 1994

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