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ADP700 dynamic positioning sys- tem, complete with joystick con- trol. This system will interface to a fan beam laser and DGPS refer- ence systems.

The engines — a pair of 2,460-kW

Wartsila 6R32E diesels — are locat- ed well forward under the aft superstructure bulkhead, with long shafts running to the Wartsila gearboxes and Leroy Somer shaft alternators situated right aft.

These engines turn 11.2-ft. (3.4-m) diameter controllable pitch pro- pellers, giving a service speed of 12 knots and a maximum of about 14 knots. Two Cummins diesel powered generators are also pro- vided, and the azimuthing thruster at the bow has its own dedicated

Cummins driven alternator. The forward port quarter of the engine room contains a workshop, and an engine control room with an L- shaped console is centrally located at the rear.

Below the well deck, which mea- sures 185 x 52.5-ft. (56.4 x 16-m), are the mud, brine, drill water, freshwater and fuel oil tanks, together with 14,000-cu.-ft. of dry bulk capacity in eight vertical tanks. Deck machinery, mainly supplied by Ulstein, includes two deepwater winches, two anchor handling winches, a deck crane (3 tons at 12 m) and two tugger winches. Safety equipment includes four Jason's Cradles, a 9- man MOB boat and davit-launched liferafts for 24 persons.

Accommodation for the 12 offi- cers and crew is of a particularly high standard ~ in single cabins all with private toilet and shower facilities spread over three decks.

Up to 12 "guests" can also be accommodated in three large cab- ins situated on the main deck.

Other facilities include a hospital, large day room with sufficient seating for the entire crew, mess, general office and laundry

The addition of these two new sisterships will bring Stirling

Shipping's offshore fleet to a total of 14 vessels, consolidating the company's position as the largest operator in the U.K. sector.

New facility broadens Dutch yard's scope

The decision by Royal Schelde, the Netherlands' internationally renowned, 120-year old shipyard, to build a brand new shipbuilding facility at Vlissingen-Oost has paid off with its recent delivery of

Captain George, a 251 x 71.4-ft. (76.6 x 21.8-m) catamaran fast ferry. (Vessels with a beam greater than 68.89 ft (21 m) cannot be built at Schelde Shipbuilding's main yard in the center of Vlissingen.)

The primary catalyst in deciding to open the new facility was the order from the Royal Netherlands

Navy to build a 82-ft. (25-m) wide

Amphibious Transport Ship (ATS).

Contrastingly, Mr. E.M.M.

Bilterijst, Schelde's Marketing

Captain George was built by the

Netherlands Royal Schelde and delivered to Piraeus-based own- ers Greek Catamaran Lines

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