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Deck Machinery & Cargo Handling Equipment

Western Towboat Gets New Towing Winch

Western Towboat of Seattle, WA received a second towing winch from Rapp Hydema, U.S., this fall.

This winch follows a first Rapp unit of the same design, developed specifically for Western, which was delivered in 2001. The reported success of that unit aboard the Gulf

Tytan inspired a second order, for the latest Western tug now under construction.

The second TOW-22041 package is rated at 41,000 lbs. of line pull and 128 ft./min. line speed. The winch is pow- ered by a WDU-7500 hydraulic motor drive, one of several of Rapp's own mod- els. While Western seemed less than certain of the need for a two-speed option the first time around, it proved itself and there was never any doubt about the need for two-speed the second time through. The winch features hydraulic brake release and adjustable brake tension-the latter a failsafe system in the event of shutdown or other emergency. It has both electric remote control in the wheel- house and a hydraulic power supply. Finally, the unit also includes a capstan (13,000 lbs line pull, 90ft/min line speed), which has its own hydraulic motor drive.

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Coastal Introduces New

Push Wire Real

Coastal Marine Equipment, Inc. has added a new product to its line of deck machinery. The new push wire winches developed for and shipped to Sause

Bros. Ocean Towing are sized to hold 200 ft. of 1.75 in. wire rope. They develop 47,000 lbs first layer pull at 41 fpm and have a brake holding of 212. 000 lbs. The units include stainless steel catheads and brake drums. They are driven by a hydraulic motor through a planetary reducer and oil bathed spur gear set. Assembly is completed with stainless steel and teflon coated fasten- ers then finished with a marine duty three part epoxy paint system. Also under construction are a pair of Push

Rope Winches with 400,000 lbs brake holding for Cenac Towing Co. of

Houma, LA.

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Patterson Receives

Patent for Winch Load

Release System

The United States Patent and Trade

Office has awarded W.W. Patterson

Company a patent for its unique load release system. It provides greater con- trol when manually releasing loads as high as 80,000 pounds. The patented load release system has been incorporat- ed into the company's entire line of three-shaft manual winches. A retrofit package is also available.

According to company officials.

Patterson developed the load release system in response to safety concerns with standard winch release mecha- nisms and procedures. To improve load control and safety, the Patterson system incorporates a manual brake and load release wheel with a dog engagement mechanism. When used properly, the

Patterson system prevents the load from flying out of control once the brake has been released.

The patented load release system improves ease of use. In a competitive test, operators could manually load and release up to 40,000 pounds with the traditional winch mechanism compared to 60.000 pounds with the Patterson unit.

Patterson's load release mechanism features non-corrosive, stainless steel and brass components for maximum durability. It has been designed for mooring and tow boat applications, and it has been proven in over 500 installa- tions from coast to coast.

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ABS NS Software Helps

Secunda Marine

ABS Nautical Systems has taken the traditional purchasing relationship and automated it to provide shipowners and operators with a more efficient way of obtaining competitive bids and more responsive service with its eProcurement product, an extension of its Purchasing & Inventory software module.

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Cutting Health Costs

Anker Crew Liability Insurance of the

Netherlands reportedly trimmed around 20% off the cost of medical treatment for seafarers falling ill or who are injured in the United States after it start- ed using van Hall Health's unique med- ical network. Anker's insurance pro- grams cover around 4,000 seafarers serving onboard 400 ships trading worldwide, but mostly to Europe, China,

South America and South Africa.

Around 40 to 50 of these ships call in the

US each year. vHH placed a shipping company-specific CD onboard each of the 400 ships, listing the preferred med- ical care providers in their US ports of call.

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In-Place Achieves

Quality Mark

In-Place Machining Co. received

Lloyd's Register Certificate of Approval for its Metalstitch repair process.

Metalstitching is used for cold repair of cracked and broken cast iron castings of all types, including engine blocks, bed- plates, pumps, and more.

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Offshore-Inland Expands

Offshore-Inland Marine & Oilfield

Services expanded its capabilities to include accommodation fabrication and interior outfitting. The expanded capa- bilities have been made possible by the addition of a new member to our team, joiner superintendent Matt Everett.

Everett brings 25 years of experience to the table and compliments all of the services that Offshore-Inland now pro- vides including engineering, steel fabri- cation, piping, electrical, machinery, hydraulics, and offshore riding teams.

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The 650 ft DRYDOCK # 1 broke loose from its berth at pier 70 due to 70 mph winds.

The drydock drifted across San Francisco Bay to Yerba Island, where it went hard aground.

Response <& Results:

Titan was awarded the contract and immediately sent a Salvage Master, Salvage Engineer and a six man dive team to the scene. Titan began patching and dewatering tanks.

Refloating was accomplished in 15 days and the vessel was towed back to the Port of San

Francisco at Pier 95.

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