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Army Corps of Engineers.

Sherman, who previously served as chief of program development and lead program analyst at the Corps' Mississip- pi Valley Division, has been with the

Corps for more than 33 years. He will oversee the district's range of planning studies, and manage all ongoing and new project development.

Kvichak's Pilot Boat Comes

Back From Flunking Test

During a 360-degree stability test of

Chinook by Kvichak Marine, the 72-ft. (21.9 m) pilot boat failed because a fire extinguisher broke loose during the roll and shattered a port window, allowing the pilothouse to flood. Since the flood- ing altered the center of gravity on Chi- nook. the vessel was then laid on its side until all the water was pumped out.

Following this procedure, three hours later, the vessel's window was replaced and the roll was attempted again — this time with successful results.

Kvichak is near completion of this all- aluminum pilot boat for the Columbia

River Bar Pilots Association of Astoria,

Ore. Designed by Camarc, the vessel is intended to right itself during a rollover due to its center of gravity, buoyancy and hull design.

The rollover was accomplished with a

Foss supplied barge crane and strapped belts under the hull. As the crane lifted the belts, Chinook was turned over 180 degrees, upon where the straps released themselves — allowing the vessel to successfully right itself.

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Autostructure Is Being

Tested Globally

Autoship Systems has reported that

Estaleiros Navais De Viana Do Castelo of Viana Do Castelo Codex, Portugal;

Lung-Teh Shipyard of I-Lan, Taiwan and Navtech Inc. of Quebec are mem- bers of the Autostructure Early Adopter

Program.

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Navies Select BV

The Moroccan Royal Navy has appointed leading classification society

Bureau Veritas (BV) to supervise the construction of two frigates to be built at

Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard. BV is scheduled to launch a complete set of new rules for naval ships, which will help them, benefit from advanced civil- ian technology.

VT Secures Major Share

Vosper Thornycroft (VT) is scheduled to play a significant role in the design and construction of the initial batch of

Type 45 destroyers for the Royal Navy.

VT will share in the design and pro- duction of the first three ships as well as the assembly of the second ship, which will be named HMS Dauntless. The company is currently working with the prime contractor BAE Systems on the design of the new class. Production work will commence in early 2002, with the second ship, to be assembled by VT.

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Sea Hawk Industries Sends Off

Second Patrol Boat

Following the delivery a few months ago of a Wide Beam 360 Enforcer patrol boat to a Salem, Mass. harbormaster,

Florida-based Sea Hawk Industries has answered the call yet again for the har- bormaster with Sea Watch — a twin- powered boat used for patrol, enforce- ment, search and rescue. Paul Milone, the harbormaster, opted for a closed heated cabin, as well as a transom door, dive platform and fire pump on the 315- hp vessel.

With a top speed of 32 knots, Sea

Watch is outfitted with separate raised pedestal seats for both the pilot and co- pilot.

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