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76Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Wave Diver Class from Alnmaritec Aberlour is the first of the new Wave diver class boats to be de- livered by Alnmaritec to Stork Technical Services, deployed for a number of integrated subsea inspection, repair and maintenance activities, both inshore and offshore. The hull design was devel- oped by Camarc Limited. Fitted with twin Cummins QSM 11diesel engines and Ultra Dynamics UJ377 waterjets, it has a top speed of 32 knots. It is built to be self-righting and complies with the MCA category 1 requirement for operations up to 150 NM from safe haven. Strategic to Build 8 Offshore Wind Boats Strategic Marine started 2012 strongly signing contracts to build eight 20m offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels for the Euro- pean market. Designed by BMT Nigel Gee, the catamarans will be built at Strategic Marine's Singapore shipyard. When delivered later in 2012, the multipurpose vessels will be among the most so- phisticated in the market, built to DNV Class Rules (+IAI HSLC R2 Wind Farm Service 1). Each vessel will be powered by twin MTU 8V2000M72 engines and be capable of speeds in excess of 25 knots. Voith Taps Offshore Wind Market BMT Nigel Gee collaborated with Turbine Transfers, a provider of Windfarm Support Vessels (WSVs), on its latest unique devel- opment: the design of a 19m WSV using the Voith Linear Jet. The Voith Linear Jet (VLJ) is an advanced ducted propeller with a sta- tor positioned in the duct aft of the propeller, in a similar arrange- ment to that of a waterjet. Interestingly, this will be the first application in a vessel. For the same installed power the VLJ is ex- pected to provide a bollard pull approximately 50% higher than that of a waterjet and in excess of 30% higher than conventional propellers. Grandweld Delivers DMSV for ADNOCGrandweld Shipyards delivered Aradah, a 55m Dive and Main- tenance Support Vessel (DMSV) to ADNOC. It is the first from its class to be built by Grandwelds and will serve as the flagship to ADNOC offshore fleet. It is equipped with a 360 degree Schottel Rotatable Propulsion System, and a subsea lifting crane of 70 Ton @ 14m capacity positioned at the aft of the vessel, capable of han- dling Deadweight Anchors, Mooring Buoys and SBM hoses. It also has two self-contained integrated diving systems complete with decompression chambers. Bollinger Delivers Modified Barge & Tug Bollinger Shipyards re-delivered tank barge B. No. 230 and tug Ralph E. Bouchard to Bouchard Transportation. B. No. 230, a 138,000 bbl black oil barge equipped with inert gas, vapor recov- ery and closed gauging measuring 467- x 80- x 36-ft., was docked at Bollingers Amelia facility for the addition of the Intercon cou- pler system and for regulatory work. The tug underwent conver- sion, receiving additional coolers and a keel cooled John Deere 99 KW Tier 2 generator set as back up to the main generators and for powering the Intercon hydraulic system.