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Left – Deck view of control cabin (white), storage, pumps, and equipment. Photo from Baker Hughes.

Above – Co? exip hose reels and laydown reel near vessel’s stern. Photo by Nina Rach.

Review 2014. The vessel has a soar- for all the StimFORCE modules.

ing superstructure that spans the full The reduced vessel draft (15ft) sup- width of the deck. The extra-wide span ports shallow-water operations.

allows for an ample bridge, spacious The StimFORCE modular stimulation accommodations for 50 people, as well system was loaded and installed on the as increased deck space for equipment. Connor Bordelon in just over a week, and

The bow is noticeably sleek and thinner the vessel started sea trials out of Houma than other OSVs, and has a soft, curved in November 2013.