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NNS Names Pelaez Engineering VP

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) appointed Marc Pelaez as vice president in charge of Engin- eering. After serving in the U.S.

Navy for nearly 30 years, he has retired this year as a rear admi- ral. Radm. Pelaez's last position was as Chief of Naval Research, responsible for the Navy's science and technology investments. His responsibilities at the yard will include life cycle engineering and R&D, as well as managing an engineering staff.

Former USCG Commandant Dies

Admiral Chester R. Bender, former

Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the man most remembered by the service for adopting its distinctive "Bender Blues" uniform, died July 20 in Moraga, Calif., following a long ill- ness. Among the most noteworthy of his accom- plishments, Adm. Bender served as superinten- dent of the Coast Guard Academy, and as chair- man of the U.S. delegation to the Marine Pollution

Conference of IMCO in 1973, where he oversaw the management of new statutory responsibilities in the areas of marine safety, environmental pro- tection and law enforcement.

Atlantic Marine Completes Conversion

Atlantic Marine, Inc. has announced the success- ful conversion of Sargeant Marine's 668 ft. x 84-ft. (203.6 m x 25.6-m) oil tanker Asphalt Commander (formerly known as Falcon Champion), to an asphalt carrier. Sargeant Marine, Inc., located in

Coral Springs, Fla., reportedly manages 56 per- cent of all marine asphalt tanker capacity.

The U.S. flag vessel underwent installation of a new thermal oil heating system, and structural enclosures for heaters, heating coils, distribution pumps and piping. The main cargo pumps were replaced with positive displacement pumps, and navigation and communications upgrades were performed, as well as routine drydocking repairs and services. Atlantic Marine, Inc. is a wholly- owned subsidiary of Atlantic Holding Co. of

Jacksonville, Fla.

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RCCL Installs Technomad WeatherTech

Loudspeakers

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) has installed Technomad WeatherTech Berlin model loudspeakers on Sovereign of the Seas. The

Technomad systems have also been acquired for several other RCCL ships, including Song of

America, Majesty of the Seas and Nordic Empress.

Technomad loudspeakers are reportedly impervi- ous to salt water, sand, condensation, UV light, corrosion, insects and other damage.

For more information on Technomad

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