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Workboat Annual 2003 • Great Boats of 2003

Service) and is fully SOLAS for interna- tional operation. The American Bureau of Shipping has classed the vessel as +A1. +AMS. +ACC. DPS?2. Offshore

Support, Oceans. Two (2) Caterpillar 3516 B main engines produce 4.000 blip, which drive two 96-in. Scana Volda

CP propellers. Three 800-hp CP tunnel thrusters (two forward, one aft) are pro- vided by Brunvoll for a total of 2.400 hp. Two Van der Velden "Fishtail"-type rudders operate independently to pro- vide superior maneuverability and ves- sel control. With improvements over previous OSV's. the design offers opti- mum deck space and load capabilities.

The vessel's deadweight is 2.758 long tons that can be offloaded with state-of- the-art pumping systems featuring posi- tive displacement pumps. The clear deck area for cargo loading is 175 x 45- ft. with a cargo capacity of 1,725 long tons and a deck rating of 1.024 Ib./sq. ft (5 mt/sq. m.). HOS Bluewater is engi- neered for maximum loading capabili- ties. Navigation equipment includes the

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Nautronics. The electronics suite select- ed by Hornbeck Offshore and installed by Beier Radio offer the crew state-of- the-art tools needed to operate safely and efficiently.

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O.J. Cenac is a big boat, at 130 x 38 ft. with a 15-ft. molded depth. The new boat marks a milestone for both Cenac and Cummins as it is the first tug into service with Cummins' new QSK60 engines. With three of these new engines, each turning its own propeller, the O.J. Cenac. will work as an 8,000-hp classed vessel. The engines turn into

Twin Disc MG DR5600 marine gears with 7:1 ratios. The 90-in. props are enclosed in kort nozzles that have been faired into the hull to maintain the boat's 12-ft. working draft. The massive props are mounted on nine-in. shafts equipped with Kobell 527A shaft brakes. Steering to the boat's three rudders was supplied by St. Rose. La.-based EMI. The elec- tronic clutch and throttle controls were supplied by Twin Disc. There is an Alfa

Laval SB 104 centrifuge through which fuel is pumped. The centrifuge is also employed to circulate fuel in the tank.

Accommodation for a crew of up to 12 people is provided in a traditionally styled three level deck house.

Auxiliary power employs two

Cummins 6CT-powered 130 kW gener- ator sets in addition to a Cummins

QSMI1 for the boat's Intercon winch.

The waterfall-type winch has a capacity of 3.000 ft. of 2.5-in. wire per drum and 315,000 pounds of line pull.

The boat has a fixed onboard C02 fire suppression system for unmanned machinery and cargo spaces and is built to an ABS load line but is not classed.

The boat will tow a 425 by 70-ft. 50,000-barrel barge in deep water Gulf of Mexico service.

Leroy Molaison, of Main Iron Works in Houma, explains that this boat is one of 20 or 25 vessels the two companies have collaborated on.

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