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WorkBoat '97

As offshore business prospects con- tinue to soar, it's no wonder the recent

WorkBoat show held in New Orleans produced a landmark turnout of exhibitors. The show proved to be a forum for the release of many new developments, as exemplified in the news below.

Service Marine Industries recently signed a contract with Western Geophysical for the construction of a 196 x 48 x 18-ft. (60 x 15 x 5.5-m) seismic support vessel to be used for geophysical exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.

The vessel will feature a deck cargo area of 110 ft. and will be equipped to hold up to 273,000 gallons of fuel oil and up to 35,000 gallons of potable water. The vessel is scheduled for a fall 1998 delivery.

Bollinger Algiers shipyard has accepted its first contract from Stone Fuel Corp. for repair on 280-ft. (85.3-m) tankship Stone

Buccaneer, which will receive new electrical work, internal framing and various topside repair work.

In addition, Bollinger's Lockport facility is currently completing refurbishment of 65 x 30-ft. (20 x 9.1-m) G&B Marine-owned

Captain L. Gambarella, the company's

Quick Repair Yard is expecting the

Nashville Bridge Co.-built 198 x 50-ft. (60.4 x 15.2-m) towboat Harriet Ann for repower- ing in January, and Ensco-owned Kodiak I is scheduled to arrive shortly at Bollinger

Morgan City for regulatory drydocking repairs.

SeaArk Marine introduced the new RAM class, soft-sided patrol boat which features a

D-shaped tube which can be filled with air or foam and allows for the use of the bow, side and quarter decks for boarding opera- tions.

Launched in a 24-ft. (7.3-m) model, the

RAM class is available in various sizes up to 28-ft. (8.5-m) long.

Cummins Marine announced the U.S.

Navy MIL-E-2445 certification of its

KTA19-M4, KTA38-M2 and KTA50-M2 engines. The company also introduced its new 14-liter N14-M with ratings from 360 bhp to 525 bhp.

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