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Westport To Build Kenai Fjord Tours Boat

Kenai Fjord Tours, which hosts day excur- sions out of Seward, Alaska, to Kenai Fjords

National Park, will take delivery of a new, 100- ft. (33-m) by 23-ft. (7-m) boat built by Westport

Shipyard in the spring. The vessel was designed by Jack Sarin, Naval Architects of Bainbridge

Island, Wash, and the 149-passenger boat will be

U.S. Coast Guard-certified for coastwise service.

The vessel is based on a Series 9500 high speed hull (fiberglass construction with Airex/PVC core and fire retardant resin), which has been tank tested to 45 knots. However the Alaskan Ex- plorer, as the boat will be named, will be powered by 3512 DITA Caterpillar engines — driven through 2.5449:1 ZF marine gears and develop- ing 1,750 hp at 1,800 rpm — to a top speed of 28 knots. Features to be incorporated in to the vessel include Twin Disc's Power Commander engine controls with monitors at two control

Alaskan Explorer Particulars

Owner KenaiFjord Tours

Builder Westport Shipyard

Architect Jack Sarin, Naval Architects

Length 100 ft. (33 m)

Width 23 ft. (7 m)

Main engines Caterpillar

Gears ZF

Stabilizer system Koop Nautic

Bowthruster Wesmar

Generator Northern Lights

Air compressor Grainge

Seats Eknes Industries

Imodco Wins Contract To Supply Buoy

System For Tanker Mooring

Calabasas Hills, Calif.-based Imodco Inc. won a contract from the Korean Petroleum Develop- ment Group (PEDCO) to supply a buoy system for installation near Pusan, S. Korea. PEDCO is the S. Korean government agency which stores petroleum reserves. According to Imodco, instal- lation of the company's system for PEDCO, the seventh supplied to S. Korea by Imodco, will be complete in February.

The Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) system is a self-contained offshore marine termi- nal which reportedly provides flexible, economi- cal and reliable means for both mooring and transferring the fluid cargo of very large vessels.

Once moored, the vessel is able to load or dis- charge its cargo while freely responding to wind, wave and current forces.

For more information on Imodco

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BethShip Gets ISO 9002

Certification

Bethlehem Steel's BethShip Div., Sparrows

Point Yard, has become the first East Coast ship repair yard to be certified to ISO 9002, said

David Watson, division president. "With the recent and projected reductions in the defense budget and the resultant halving of the Navy's 600-ship fleet, there is not enough Navy work to go around," he said. "The competition for the

Navy work that remains has been and will con- tinue to be fierce.

Therefore, in addition to remaining an out- standing shipyard for U.S. Navy and domestic ship repair, BethShip has increased its focus on the international commercial repair market."

For more information on BethShip

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January, 1995 stations. Ride control involves the Koop Nautic

Sea Rocq 2030 system, a system from The Neth- erlands which reduces roll and corrects for list- ing, and incorporates electronic gyro, AVA sensor and 9.5-sq.-ft. fins. The exterior ar- rangement is designed to allow easy passenger movement between decks, and the plan will

HEfc'fEffFEECf- : allow more passenger on deck when the vessel tours the glaciers and bird rookeries found in the park.

For more information on Westport Shipyard

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THE NAVIGATOR

A High Precision ECS/DGPS System

The Navigator is the DGPS Chart Viewer of the 90's. With 10 ft. accuracy when supplied with its 12 channel differential receiver, our detailed chart displays your precise movement directly on the screen. • Shows all Depth Markings & Bottom Contours. •Add/Delete Navaids. •Worldwide Navigation Database. •Chart Update Program. •Voyage Recorder. •Automatic Beacon Selection. •Vessel Traffic Surveillance Capability,ADS. •Portable Pilot Pack Version.

THE NAVIGATOR is built to the following Mil Spec Specifications;

Water Resistance & Salt Exposure

MIL-T 28800c para 4.5 6.2 Vibration 1.5g 10-100H Shock 5G peak.

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