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People & Company News known as Chief, will be deployed in

Puget Sound for ship assist and escort work. Designed by Seattle-based,

Guido Perla and Associates and con- structed by Nichols Brother Boat

Builders, for VMS, each of the six Har- bor Class tugs features Voith Schneider twin cycloidal propulsion.

AMS To Hold Meeting And

Award Ceremony

The American Maritime Safety annual membership meeting and award cere- mony will be held on Thursday, Septe- meber, 30, 1999 at Manhattan's Yale

Club. Although only AMS members may attend the membership meeting, the luncheon and award ceremony is open to all industry executives, as well as rep- resentatives from the P&I Clubs and

Classification Societies.

For further information, log on to the

AMS Web site at: http://members.aol.com/amsadmins

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With U.S. corporate headquarters in

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Bisso Marine Updates On

Salvage Of Mr. Bice

Bisso Marine Co., Inc. has completed salvage of 60 percent of the hull section of the Broughton Drilling Company jackup, Mr. Bice, located at Grand Isle

Block 49. Sections of the 5,000 ton rig are being loaded onto barges and trans- ported to the Ocean Marine Corporation facility in Amelia, La. for scrapping.

Cruise Lines Cite Zero Tolerance

For Onboard Crimes

The senior executive officers of four of the largest international cruise com- panies released an open letter outlining an industrywide standard for dealing with the investigation and reporting of crimes committed onboard cruise ships.

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the committee on com- merce, science and transportation, stat- ed the following regarding this announcement: "I am pleased that leaders in the cruise ship industry have come together to implement an industry-wide standard for dealing with the investigation and reporting of crimes committed onboard cruise ships. "Cruise ships have the ulti- mate responsibility to protect their pas- sengers and workers, especially from attacks by their own employees. The industry's announcement that allega- tions of onboard crime will be reported swiftly to the appropriate law enforce- ment authorities is encouraging."

McElroy Marine Develops

Combination Anchor Windlass

McElroy Marine, a subsidiary of Hal- ter Marine's Engineered Products

Group, has developed a combination anchor windlass/winch for offshore sup- ply boat applications. The compact design incorporates dual wildcats sized for 1.5 in. stud link chain and a mooring dram that holds 2,000 ft. of 1.5 in. wire rope and produces 18,000 lbs. of pull at 45 ft. per minute, and fitted with integral chain stoppers and 16 ft. steel catheads.

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