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Nichols Research Appoints

New CEO

As of September 1, Michael J.

Mruz, president and chief oper- ating officer of Nichols Research

Corp. will assume additional duties as CEO of the company.

According to company Chairman

Chris. H. Horgen, the change is part of a long-term succession plan that was put into effect three years ago to promote proven leadership in the compa- ny, while providing a smooth transition among management teams.

Navy Celebrates Keel

Laying Of New T-AGS

Vessel At Halter Marine

The keel laying of U.S. Navy vessel T-AGS 64, a 329-ft. (100- m) oceanographic ship, recently took place at Halter Marine's

Moss Point shipyard. The vessel will be named as a result of a nationwide student competition to propose a name for the new ship. The program is intended to broaden public awareness of the

Navy and its oceanographic mis- sion through the 1998 Year of the

Oceans, as well as Halter's role in designing and building the ship.

Winners from each state will be selected by March 1998, and in

May the overall winner and name of the vessel will be announced.

The vessel is expected to be launched next summer.

T-AGS 60 class ships carry the latest in over-the-side sensors and sampling equipment includ- ing bathythermographs, bottom corers and seismic equipment.

Diamond Offshore

Contracts Bardex For

Jack-Up Conversion

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has contracted with Bardex Corp. for the rig skidding system on

Ocean Warwick, which is being converted from a Levingston

Class 111-S slot/skid-off type jack-up built in 1971 to a can- tilever design. The Bardex can- tilever extension/retraction skid- ding system will consist of two (Continued on next page) 104 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News