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Cover Story

Hammar H20 secured to llferaft cradle and attached to llferaft lashing with sllphook.

Painter line shackled to weak! Ink and strong rope with single point connector.

Red weaklink breaks and survivors can board the Inflated llferaft.

Revised model with a single point connector for painter Hne

Simple to install, safe and has a more effective construction

Fits all liferafts & EPIRBs of all shapes and sizes

It's approved by most shipping authorities

HAMMAR

KEEPING YOU AFLOAT IS OUR BUSINESS

Phone +46 31 709 65 50, Fax +46 31 49 70 23 [email protected], www.cmhammar.com

Crowley takes lead with "Reliance"

FOR SOME VERY GOOD REASONS

THE HAMMAR H20

HYDROSTATIC RELEASE UNIT IS

The 9,280 horsepower Ocean Reliance is the first of two tugs built by Marinette Marine Corp. for

Vessel Management Services, a Crowley Maritime

Co. The vessel is intended to operate as a tug/barge unit in conjunction with the 155,000-bar- rel tank barge 550-3. Construction engineering for the barge was also accomplished by Schuller &

Allan LLC. The connection device is an Intercon

Coupling system.

Earlier this year, Vessel Management Services,

Inc. christened the first of four Articulated Tug-

Barge (ATB) tank vessels that the company took in 2002, the 9,280-hp tug Sea Reliance and 155,000- barrel barge 550-1, built by Halter Marine. The barge 550-1 was built at Halter's Port Bienville shipyard in Pearlington, Miss., and the Sea

Reliance at its Moss Point Marine shipyard, in

Escatawpa, Miss.

The series is significant as it marks the first petroleum barge to be built under the ABS Safe-

Hull program. "We are pleased to be the first com- pany to build a petroleum barge under the ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) SafeHull pro- gram," said Tom Crowley. "Under this program

ABS puts the vessel design through an exhaustive review process, which examines in finite detail the areas of the structure subjected to stress under dynamic conditions. The design is then modified to strengthen areas found to be less than adequate.

This up front engineering results in fewer out of service delays for the life of the vessel." "Halter Marine is committed to continue its posi- tive impact on the Gulf Coast," said Anil Raj, COO of Halter Marine. "This project has provided jobs for more than 200 of the most skilled engineers and craftsmen in the shipbuilding industry."

By the end of 2002, Vessel Management Services will have taken delivery of a total of four tug and barge units, two from Halter and two from The

Manitowoc Company

The series meets all SOLAS (Safety of Life at

Sea) and ABS criteria, and has a foam capable fire monitor; twin fuel efficient, reduced emission elec- tronic diesel engines; a noise reduction package and other upgrades to increase crew comfort. And the communication and navigation equipment is among the most technologically advanced in the industry today.

At ceremonies held at the Bay Shipbuilding Com- pany in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Molly Crowley, a director on Crowley's board, christened the tug.

More than 100 people braved a cold, rainy and

Sea Reliance/Ocean Reliance Main Particulars snowy Wisconsin day to attend the christening cer- emony.

Intrepid Ship Management, a subsidiary of

Marine Transport Lines, will charter the ATB from

Vessel Management Services and operate it. Marine

Transport is a Crowley subsidiary and part of its oil and chemical distribution and transportation seg- ment. "We are pleased to place this new ATB into ser- vice with our other ATBs which were completed earlier this year," said Tom Crowley Jr., Chairman,

President and CEO of Crowley Maritime. Already in service are the Sea Reliance and barge 550-1, and the Sound Reliance and barge 550-2. "I am proud of the job the engineering and con- struction crews did on the design and build of this state-of-the art ATB," said Crowley. "We are confi- dent that this vessel will provide many years of ser- vice to our customers on the west coast." "This occasion has been made possible as a result of the faith that Vessel Management Services placed in our Manitowoc Marine Group Compa- nies," Pat O'Hern, Vice President and General (Continued on page 90)

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Builders . .Halter Marine/Marinette Marine

Owner Vessel Management Services

Mission Duel-mode ITB Tug

Length 127 ft. (38.7 m).

Beam 42 ft. (12.8 m)

Depth (molded) 22 ft (6.7 m).

Draft 18 ft (5.4 m).

Main engines .(2) Diesel engines producing 4,640 bhp @ 900 rpm

Gears Reintjes

Propellers Stainless Steel, 5-blade

Bird Johnson, 144-in diameter

Controls Mathers

Steering System EMI

Classification/Certification ABS

Winches Markey Machinery

Speed 12 knots

Crew 1

FreshWater 17,000 gal.

Fuel Oil 185,000 gal.

Lube Oil 2,300 gal.

Dirty Oil 2,100 gal

Oil Bilge Water 2,100 gal

Hyd. Oil 400 gal.

Gear Oil 1,800 gal

Ballast 76,000 gal

Fifi Foam 2,100 gal. 36