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Workboat Annual 2003 • Great Boats of 2003

Laney Chouest also has a 350 metric ton

A-frame with a 2.0 metric ton crane attached. Power for the Laney Chouest is from a quartet of Caterpillar-MAK 6M43 diesels generating a total of 29,000 hp. Each of the engines drives a 3.5-MW shaft generator used to power the thrusters. The four engines are setup in an arrangement so that a pair of engines each power 4,700 mm pro- pellers as well as two shaft generators.

Three Caterpillar 3512 engines provide 1.300 kW each of ship's power and a 3406 Caterpillar engine produces 300 kW of emergency power. The 348-ft.

Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) Laney Chouest during final outfitting at North American Shipyard.

The vessel will provide charterer Shell

Oil Company with a multipurpose ves- sel to set suction piles, carry huge amounts of liquids in her below deck tanks and 3.000 long tons of cargo on her aft deck. Owned and operated by

Edison Chouest Offshore. Galliano. La. this vessel also carries an ROV and sev- eral cranes for construction work. It is the largest offshore vessel yet built and is powered by four Caterpillar-MAK engines generating 29.000 hp.

Name Seabulk South Atlantic

Type AHTS

Builder Brevik

Owner Seabul

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The Seabulk Offshore group of com- panies has decided to add a new UT-710

Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) to its fleet, making the 226-ft.

Seabulk South Atlantic the fifth new- build vessel in Seabulk's 2003 fleet renewal program.

Built by Norway-based Brevik

Construction, the l(),050-hp Seabulk

South Atlantic joins the fleet on a five- year bareboat charter agreement that includes an option to purchase at the contract's end.

Seabulk South Atlantic, which moves at speeds up to 15.5 knots, has a certified bollard pull of 133 MT, and provides a large triple-drum anchor handling/tow winch with up to 300 tons line pull and 450 tons brake load. The vessel also has a large 123 x 50-ft. deck that can handle up to 800 tons of cargo.

The UT-710. which was designed by

Rolls Royce Marine, incorporates a sub- stantial amount of that manufacturer's equipment, including the main engines, thruster. rudder, and automation and control systems. The vessel is also fitted with high Liquid Mud and Brine capa- bility in addition to FiFi 1 class notation and Dynamic Positioning DPI.

Resulting from its versatile capabilities, the vessel can therefore serve in a multi- ple support role assisting heavy-duty semi-submersible rigs for exploration and development drilling, as well as ful- filling the steadily growing demand for offshore terminal support work.

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