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Main Particulars

Janet M. McAllister

Builder Eastern Shipbuilding

Owner McAllister Towing &

Transportation Co., Inc.

Designer Jenson Maritime Consult.

Flag U.S.A

Contract Date Oct. 20, 2000

Launch Date May 1,2001

Delivery Date June 26, 2001

Length 96 ft.

Breadth, molded 34 ft.

Displacement 358.95 long tons

Draft 12.5 ft.

Depth 14.7 ft.

Speed 13.7 knots

Classification ABS

A1 - Towing Service AMS

Fuel Oil 31,280 gal.

Water Ballast 9,240 gal.

Freshwater 6,700gal.

Lube Oil 500 gal.

Main Engines (2) EMD 12-645 E7B

Supplier Engines Systems Inc.

Total HP 5,000 hp @ 900 rpm

Fire Pump Drive Detroit Diesel

Z-Drive Propellers Schottel

Generator Engines Detroit Diesel

Torsional Couplings American Vulkan

Engine Controls Schottel

Steering Controls Schottel

Deck Machinery NETEC

Shafting Schottel

Coatings Devoe

Radar(s) Furuno

Compass Ritchie

GPS Furuno

Gyro Compass KVH Azimuth Digital

VHF Radio Icom

Fathometer Datamarine

Loudhailer/Horn Raytheon

Inclinometer (2) Bibble in Tube

EPIRB Alden 406

Pumps Viking, Goulds

Heat Exchangers Fernstrum

AC Carrier

Liferafts Viking

C02 System Chemtron

Waste Management Humphrey

Doors/Ramps/Lifts McFrogg

Fire Monitors Elkhart

FoamEductor Skum

Fire Monitor Pumps Goulds

Alarms & Monitoring Marine One

September, 2001 (Continued from page 30) balance between growth in a correct manner versus taking on too much debt ... and that's tough," McAllister said. "If the decisions are just put to the side, you can end up with a lot of money and no company, or no money and no com- pany. "Is the country headed for a deeper recession? I don't know, but I don't want to become too aggressive now," he said. "I'd much rather make the mistake of increasing the company's liquidity and decreasing our debt, while maintaining our position in an industry that demands constant rebuilding and upgrading."

But at the same time, he did confide that the company is currently contem- plating an acquisition. While he could not elaborate, he did indicate that it would be an acquisition of a business the (Continued on page 35)

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