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Trinity Wins Harbor Tug

Order From Bisso

Construction has begun on two oceangoing harbor tugs for E.N.

Bisso & Son, Inc., New Orleans, at the Trinity Marine Group's Halter

Marine, Inc. yard in Lockport, La.

Both tugs will be 4,000-hp. The first will be 110 ft. (33.5 m) long with 34-ft. (10.4-m) beam and 15-ft. (4.6- m) normal operating draft. The second's length will be increased to 118 ft. (36 m) to accommodate firefighting equipment, which is to be located port and starboard on the 02 deck.

In making the announcement,

John Dane III, president of the

Trinity Marine Group, said, "I am very happy to announce this con- tract and construction start because these vessels are our very first for

E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc., operators of 17 vessels on the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast. We welcome them as a new customer."

Each tug will be powered by two remanufactured General Motors (EMD) 16-645E6 diesel engines de- veloping 2,000 hp each, driving 126- in. diameter four-blade propellers through Haley reverse/reduction gears. Electrical power will be pro- vided by two 75-kW generators driven by two Detroit Diesel 6-71 diesel engines. A Skipper hydraulic system will control the boats' two steering rudders.

Deck equipment on both boats will include a double drum towing winch with 2,400 ft. (731.5 m) of two- inch diameter wire rope, an anchor winch with a single wildcat (drum) and gypsy (auxiliary drum) and a horizontal anchor windlass. Both tugs can carry up to 110,000 gallons of fuel, 2,700 gallons of oil, and 8,000 gallons of potable water.

While basically alike, the second tug will be equipped to fight fires with two remotely controlled Skum foam/water monitors mounted on the 02 deck. They will each have a 2,500 gpm capacity, and will be pow- ered by a Detroit Diesel 12V92TA engine and supplied by a 4,000 gal- lon capacity foam tank. Both tugs will be American Bureau of Ship- ping (ABS) classed Maltese Cross,

A1 ocean service. The Trinity Ma- rine Group, Miss., is owned by Trin- ity Industries, Inc., Dallas. With the recent acquisition of Nashville

Bridge Co. (Nabrico), the group in- cludes 19 shipyards across the U.S.

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The Blount-built Niagara Prince com- menced sailing in late November. The vessel is specially designed for canal and river cruising, and is the first over- night passenger vessel in more than 1 00 years to offer passage along the entire length of the Erie Canal, from

Albany to Buffalo. In order to make the innovative inland cruise itineraries pos- sible, Blount not only had to design the vessel with a lower profile, but also had to adopt a submersing feature akin to a sub. With a retractable pilothouse and the superstructure dismantled, the

Niagara Prince has an air draft of 16.5 ft. (5 m). The Niagara Prince is 175 ft. (53 m) long and accommodates 84 pas- sengers. It is certified by the U.S. Coast

Guard for cruising North and South

American coastal waters, and also car- ries a full SOLAS 74 international certifi-

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