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ently working on reinsurance to al- leviate this problem.

First Line is offering certification plus breach of warranty cover. In other words, they will cover when the P&I Club does not — i.e., non- payment of calls, vessel out of class, unseaworthiness within the knowl- edge and privity of the vessel owner.

Unlike Shoreline and OPAClub,

First Line is not mutual insurance.

Therefore, the premium is fixed with no risk of supplementary calls. The rate is $.50/grt per year for tankers carrying persistent oil, plus a per- voyage charge of between $.25/grt and $.40/grt, dependent on age.

As of this writing, Shoreline,

OPAClub and First Line have not been formally and unconditionally approved by the USCG, although approval for all of these is expected.

None have written an OPA 90 COFR.

Yet, negotiations with the USCG,

P&I Clubs, vessel owners and reinsurers continue. Reports range from optimism to pessimism and back again on a daily basis.

Some OPA 90 COFRs have been issued to date, but the great major- ity have gone to U.S.-flag vessels.

All have used either self-insurance or financial guarantees. Much pres- sure has been brought upon the

USCG to postpone the Dec. 28 dead- line. Lacking Congressional or presi- dential intervention, the next few weeks will determine which vessels obtain certification and from whom. tm tr

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The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) i to use the Unitor Oil Bag (UOB) a part of it anti-pollution measures the USCG approved a $170,000 oi der by Marinette Marine Corp (MMC) for two 150-sq.-m. (40,00C gallon capacity) Unitor Oil Bag (UOBs) for deployment aboard a 225 ft. (68.6-m) buoy tender under con struction at its Wisconsin shipyard

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