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New & Notable

Derecktor Delivers Catamaran

Ahead Of Time

Derecktor Shipyards delivered its 299 ft. (91 m) high speed catamaran. Flying

Cloud, to Woods Hole & Martha's Vine- yard Steamship Authority. Completed one week ahead of schedule, the vessel will be used for year-round passenger and vehicle ferry service to the islands of

Martha's Vine- yard and Nan- tucket.

Attaining an excess of 39 knots during sea trials, Flying Cloud demonstrated high stability and ride comfort due to its dynamic ride control system. Its service speed of 36 knots will allow the ferry to cross from Hyannis Port to Nantucket

Island in less than one hour - signifi- cantly lower than the conventional two hour crossing time.

Flying Cloud is powered by Paxman 12VP185 diesel engines driving Kame- wa 71SII waterjets. Passenger accom-

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Sasakura developed new generation of

Plate Type Fresh Water Generator.

AQUARIO

Capacity range: 3-40t/day

No Front Cover!!

The deletion of front cover provides:- * Easier disassembly and reassembly of

Plate Heat Exchanger. *No corrosion of Frame, Guide bar, End cover and

Bolts & Nuts because they do not contact with seawater. k * Minimal installation and maintenance. J

Type:EX-2

Sasakura provides Water Makers of the Submerged Tube Type, Multiple Effect Type,

Two Stage & Multi Stage FlashType, Reverse Osmosis Type and Vacuum Vapor Compression

Type for various applications.

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HONG KONG : Sasakura International (H.K.) Co.,Ltd. Tel:+852-2850-6139 Fax:+852-2850-5259 modation on two decks hold 171 per- sons, with exterior seating provided on the upper deck for open-air travel.

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Atlantic Marine Goes Coastal

Atlantic Marine, Jacksonville, Fla., launched the first of two 300 ft. (91.4 m) coastal cruise vessels under construc- tion for Coastal Queen Holdings, a sub- sidiary of American Classic Voyages (AMCV). Named Cape May Light, the 226-passenger vessel is sched- uled to be in the water by March 2001.

Each coastal vessel will be powered by two Caterpil- lar 3516B diesel engines driving two

Schottel Z-drives with electrical power supplied by Caterpillar gen sets rated at 1,825 kW each. The vessels' design will be completed by Guido Perla & Associ- ates, and Andrea Piacentini Design was contracted as interior designer, with an interior joiner package provided by

Hopeman Brothers Marine Interiors.

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Highspeed 2 Ready For Service

Austal Ships has completed the first of a trio of Auto Express high speed vehicle-passen- ger ferries for

Greek operator,

Minoan Flying

Dolphins Mar- itime. The 236 ft. (72 m) catamaran named Highspeed 2 is scheduled to enter service for the summer season, preceding identical sisterships High- speed 3 and the larger capacity Auto

Express Highspeed 4.

Boasting various features such as the

Seastate Tmax high speed steering sys- tem, which takes control from the ves- sel's waterjets at speeds in excess of 25 knots, the catamaran can hold 620 pas- sengers.

The wheelhouse features 360-degree vision with berthing maneuvering from the wing stations. Electronics include

Kelvin Hughes radars, navigational equipment and electronic chart naviga- tion (Nucleus 5000 II and Nucleus2

Ecdis), C.Plath gyro and magnetic com- passes, and Icom communications sys- tems. Two Marine Evacuation System (MES) stations, which can be activated locally or from the bridge - and are located forward, to port and starboard - are supplied by Liferaft Systems Aus- tralia.

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