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Versatility Prevails at

Silver Ships/AMBAR

Having built over 200 aluminum

RHIB's, Silver Ships, Inc. / AMBAR

Marine, has grabbed a foothold in the design and construction of aluminum

RHIB's - all of which are constructed in accordance with SOLAS regulations.

The U.S. Coast Guard operates 90

AMBAR Marine Non-Standard RHIB's and the U.S. Navy Sea Systems

Command operates 40 AMBAR Marine

Special Service RHIB's. Silver Ships.

Inc./AMBAR Marine constructs approximately 43 vessels per year, 80 percent of which are RHIB's while the remaining 20% have been

Patrol/Security boats, and various work boats ranging from 23-48 ft. (7-14.6 m).

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McKee Craft: The

Unsinkables eliminates the need for stringers, thus creating one unitized part of strength.

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Almar — Fast, Seaworthy and Durable

With design innovation as its hall- mark, Almar's patrol rescue line is no exception to the notion. From rear well deck with transom access doors to dive platforms and de-watering pumps,

Almar's boats also employ a unique buoyant outboard bracket that increases water line length, while adding buoyan- cy and a roomier interior.

Almar's Patrol Rescue Sounder boasts welded aluminum hulls with fully enclosed cabins and 20-24 degree deep vee bottoms for a smooth ride, shallow draft and unsurpassed maneuverability at high speeds. Specifically speaking, onboard a 26 x 9-ft. (7.9 x 2.7-mj

Sounder Cuddy Cabin that was built for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This vessel gains power via its 7.3 liter

Mercruiser diesel and Bravo III/O.

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Charitable RIB Features

CAT Power

A charitable expedition is relying on

Caterpillar main propulsion supplied by

Finning U.K. Ltd. The expedition, led by Bear Grylls. will attempt to cross the

Atlantic in a RIB power boat in later

July - with a starting point of Nova

Scotia. The RIB. built by Ocean

Dynamics, is a 35-ft. (10.6-m) alu- minum hulled boat which features a

Caterpillar 3126B marine diesel propul- sion engine rated at 456 mhp at 2,800 rpm, which drives the boat via a Twin

Disc TDEJ130 jet drive, and is designed to deliver a cruising speed in the region

RIB Report of 18-25 knots, depending upon fuel and water storage conditions. The boat will have a top speed of 28 knots at reduced fuel and water levels, but with the longest leg of the voyage — from

Greenland to Reykjavik — spanning a distance of over 850 n.m.

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The RIBCRAFT 7.8

Mitigator

This past summer, RIBCRAFT USA debuted a technologically driven 25-ft.

RIB. The boat integrates multiple tech- nologies. all designed to dramatically increase driver and passenger comfort and safety, into one innovative boat.

Though rigid inflatables, RIBCRAFT set out to use the latest technologies — taking things a step further. The charge for this RIB was to take a hull with the

RIBCRAFT 7.8 design, and start from the waterline up using completely inno- vative technologies to improve the over- all comfort. This was accomplished by modifying the configuration to allow for longer, more comfortable offshore pas- sages. The 7.8's proven offshore hull design features a generous deep "V", an impressive forward dead rise, and multi- ple full length spray rails. RIBCRAFT has eliminated the conventional steering wheel for a unique handlebar steering control system. This control system will allow the driver to control steering and all gearshift, throttle and cruise control operations without ever having to release his stabilizing grip of the handle- bar. Powered by a 225-hp Honda four- stroke, this RIB will reach 45 mph.

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Upon discovery, in 1966 following extensive R&D, Lanness McKee. Sr. uncovered the secret to the most rugged, unsinkable marine construction in the market. Fine tuned throughout the last 35 years, the process has come to be known as the PBS or Pressure Bonding

System. Utilizing intense pressure and high density foam to fuse together every inch of the hull and deck, this process

Willard Marine Teams With Scarab

Willard Marine is expanding its line of com- mercial and tour boats with an alliance with

Scarab, Inc. Scarab Inc., was founded by

Larry Smith, whose offshore race boats are world-renowned. Willard will be offering and building the Scarib 54 RIB, which is the largest RIB to be Coast Guard approved for up to 60 passengers. Several of these RIBs, of various lengths, are in service in the Hawaiian Islands and the Caribbean as passenger ferries off-loading cruise ships, rafting adventures, snorkel excursions, dolphin and whale watching, ecology tours and corporate charters. The craft are built in high-strength, low-maintenance fiber- glass reinforced plastic (FRP). Design features include two heads with 6.5 ft. headroom, option- al beverage bar and lunch box facilities for full-day excursions, and a fresh water shower. The 23-degree deadrise deep-vee hull shows its offshore racing pedigree with a ride designed to be smooth and comfortable in rough seas. It can be fitted with conventional shaft, water-jet, I/O, or surface drive propulsion matched o the customer's choice of diesel power. Standard engine installations are Cummins Mercury diesels from 300 to 600 hp. The inflatable collar greatly increases ride comfort and stability, and is manufactured by Wing Inflatables.

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Foynes, Ireland - June 3rd

The CLIPPER CHEYENNE, 5.970 dwt, 104m x 20.5m x 4.9m float on float off heavy lift cargo vessel sunk alongside the dock at Foynes. Ireland in the River Shannon, while ballasting to load a floating dredger.

Response <& Results:

Titan was awarded the re-floating contract on a Lloyd's Open Form and quickly began mobilization of equipment and people from their New Haven, UK and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida warehouses. The job was completed as agreed and vessel delivered to owners safely afloat.

USA • P.O. Box 350465 • Ft. Lauderdale. FL 33335

Tel: 954-929-5200 • Fax: 954-929-0102

UK " New Road, Newhaven • East Sussex • BN90HE

Tel: ++44 (0) 1273 515-555 • Fax: ++44 (0) 1273 515-456

TITAN

DAMAGE STABILITY FIREFIGHTING • LIGHTERING • SALVAGE

BR • Rua Gen. Mena Barreto 708 • Sao Paulo. Brasil

Tel: ++55 11 887 9217 • Fax: ++55 11 887 2687

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