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52 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 1,200 hp at 1,800 rpm into Reintjes

WAF562 gears with 5.947:1 ratios. With kort nozzles, this power provides a 28- ton bollard pull and an 11-knot free run- ning speed. Hefty electrical power for the vessel is provided by a pair of

Cummins 6CTA8.3 (D)M-powered 156 kW generator sets. The vessel is also fit- ted with an electrically driven HRP bow thruster for added maneuverability.

Accommodation is provided for up to 18 crew in one- and two-bunk cabins.

The BV-classed vessel has tankage for 200 cu. m. of fuel and 45 cu. m. of fresh water.

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M/V Stikine Delivered for Alaska

The $17 million M/V Stikine is a 197- ft. passenger-vehicle ferry that was delivered to Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) for its new northern route between

Prince of Wales Island's Coffman Cove,

Wrangell, and Petersburg terminals in

Southeast Alaska. "GPA provided the construction engi- neering for the first IFA ferry, M/V

Prince of Wales in 2001, and, ultimately, was hired as the owners' naval architect for the design development for the simi- lar M/V Stikine," said Guido Perla,

Chairman of Guido Perla and

Associates. "GPA continued to act as the owner's representative throughout vessel construction at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. The GPA team enhanced the ferry's design by upgrad- ing the passenger deck layout, and by adding a more powerful bow thruster and a third generator.

M/V Stikine is licensed for 195 pas- sengers and accommodates 33 standard sized vehicles. The vessel is 53 ft. wide, with a service speed of 15 knots. Its modern wheelhouse has enclosed bridge wings for improved operational condi- tions during docking and undocking.

The vessel also includes a forward observation lounge with recliner chairs, reading room, a passenger quiet room, a full-service galley and restaurant, a chil- dren's playroom, and a solarium.

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Ocean Tug For Swiber

Offshore

Senior Operations Manager Capt.

Geow Teck Chye is a busy man keeping up with all that is happening in the growth oriented Swiber Offshore Pte.

Ltd. The Singapore-based company, a component of the larger Swiber Group, has operations throughout much of the

Far East working with a long list of petro-companies. The marine division currently has several new tugs and barges under construction.

In late March, Capt. Geow was in

Sibu, Sarawak, East Malaysia oversee- ing the sea trials and delivery of the company's latest tug, the Swiber Eagle from Sapor Shipyard. Typical of the firm's operations and vessels this is a fully classed IMO compliant ocean-tow- ing tug. From the fully redundant

GMDSS communications system on the bridge to the pair of Cummins KTA50

M2 main engines all components are

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