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By Willard Marine Inc.

The U.S.A.'s Leading Builder Of Rigid Inflatable Boats

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Halter Marine Group delivered St. Johns, the second in a series of three revolutionary

Ship Docking Modules (SDM) to Hvide Marine,

Inc. Now in service at Tampa Bay, Fla., the vessel follows the first Halter-built SDM, New

River. The patented 90 x 50 ft. SDM design, which requires only two crew members to oper- ate, was conceived by Erik Hvide, chairman and president of Hvide Marine, Inc., and refined by the Elliott Bay Design Group. The double-ended, 4,000 hp harbor tug has skegs mounted on each end, featuring Z-drives mounted forward and aft and offset 6.5 ft. from the center to provide 100 percent of its bollard pull in any direction. It can move sideways with a maximum draft of 16.2 ft., or just 5.2 ft. on the hull and 11 ft. on the skegs. Protecting the saucer-shaped SDM is a 45,000 lbs.

Schuyler fender system.

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Halter Marine's

Kennicott

Kennicott, the first U.S.-flagged, ocean-going pas- senger ferry built in decades was deliv- ered to the state of

Alaska by Halter Marine Group. The $80 mil- lion, 381 x 85 ft., 17.5 ft. draft ferry, can carry 748 passengers on day cruises, or 500 overnight cruise passengers. It is the first ves- sel in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet of nine ships capable of operating on all routes between Bellingham, Wash. And Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands.

The 12,635 gt ferry, which displaces 6,000 tons, has more than 100 staterooms providing at least 314 berths with three classes of cabins: first class, tourist class and roomettes.

The ferry features a RoRo design with a vehicle deck capable of carrying 120 cars or a mix of 39 cars and 20 45-ft. highway trailers. It is equipped with a fully enclosed 40-ton vehicle elevator, side doors and a stern ramp.

Powered by two Wartsila diesel engines developing a total of 13,380 hp, which provide a service speed of 16.75 knots and a maximum speed of 19 knots. Maneuverability is aided by a 2,113 hp bowthruster. Generators include two 2,400 kW power takeoff, two 1,440 kW diesel generators and a 385 kW emergency generator.

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Established 1956

For more information, contact:

WILLARD MARINE, INC. 1250 N. Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806

Phone: 714-666-2150 • Fax: 714-632-8136

E-Mail: [email protected]

We go to extraordinary lengths to build high quality RIBs you can count on for fast rescue, law enforcement, survey, diving, tour and tough work-place applications.

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