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December 2012www.marinelink.com 37Almi Sky Almi Sky was built for Almi Tankers S.A. by Daewoo Ship- building & Marine Engineering, designed as double skinnedconstruction in way of cargo tanks and arranged with six pairs of cargo tanks and a pair of slop tanks. The vessel has a continuous upper deck with no forecastle, a raked stem with a bulbous bow, a transom with open water type stern frame, a semi-balanced rudder and a fixed pitch pro- peller directly driven by slow speed diesel engine. Environmental-friendly design is applied, such as Green Passport Notation, and ballast water treatment system, full double hull protection of oil tanks. A Pre Swirl Stator is in- stalled at the stern frame in front of the propeller as energy saving device. One of very special features is main propul- sion machinery. The main engine is installed with derating for low fuel consumption, however, all the auxiliary machin- ery including propeller and shaft have been designed to be operable at full nominal rating of main engine.Type...................................157,000DWT Crude Oil Tanker Shipyard.................................................................DSME Owner....................................................Almi Tankers S.A. Length, o.a.............................................................274 m Beam.......................................................................48 m Depth....................................................................23.7 mTonnage (dwt/grt)...................................157,430/84,216 Flag.......................................................................Liberia Classification................................................................LR Engines.................................B&W 6S70ME-C8.2 (Derated) Propulsion..........................Slow speed diesel direct driven technology. Broadband satellite commu- nications capable of relaying data, in-cluding high definition video from tools such as remotely operated vehicles that explore under the ice and the ocean depths, will bring research into the K-12classroom and to the general public.? The ship is expected to conduct bottom mapping and coring studies. ?This is very important,? said Marc Willis, marine sci- ence technical director at Oregon State University and a member of the project office at Marinette. ?There?s not a lot that?s been done up there.? The ARRV will also be outfitted with the latest technology for marine research,including a low underwater noise signa- ture, advanced communications, acoustic sensors and advanced scientific equip- ment handling systems. Willis said the ship will work in the high Arctic in the summer and the Bering Sea in winter. In the spring it can operate along the iceedge to study the abundant variety marine life there. With inch-thick hull plates and a knife-edge bow for riding up and onto the ice, it will be the most ice-capable ofthe UNOLS fleet of 20 ships. Designedfor?but not restricted to?polar regions, the ship can be deployed for ocean re- search missions anywhere on the oceans that scientists need it to go. ?Sikuliaq willbe equipped for the full range of oceanog-raphy study,? said Willis. ?It?s a science friendly vessel.? Sikuliaq is the replacement for R/VAlpha Helix, which was 40 years of age at the time it was taken out of service in 2006 and the oldest ship in the NationalAcademic Research Fleet. Although managed and operated byUAF, missions are scheduled through UNOLS. ?It?s not a UAF facility,? said Willis. It?s a national resource.? The ship was built with funding pro- vided by NSF through the American Re- covery and Reinvestment Act. According to an NSF press release, NSF invested nearly $200 million into R/V Sikuliaq,which was the first and largest single award made using NSF's Recovery Act funds. Builder: DSME  Type: Tanker MR#12 (34-41):MR Template 12/4/2012 2:22 PM Page 37