SEDCO 712/714
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rigs was $330 million. Upon deliv-
ery each of these three rigs began
five-year drilling contracts; the
Sedco 71*1 is working for British
Petroleum.
The Sedco 700 Class rig is de-
signed to withstand the harsh con-
ditions of the upper North Sea
where drilling operations continue
in 40-foot waves and 50-knot winds.
These self-propelled units can
withstand 100-foot waves.
Of the remaining four Sedco
semi-submersibles, three were built
by Promet (Pte.) Ltd. in Singapore
and one at Mitsui Engineering &
Shipbuilding Company in Japan.
TRINITY RIVER
Eastern Marine
Eastern Marine, Inc. of Panama
City, Fla., in early 1983 delivered
the supply vessel Trinity River to
Transportation Resources, Inc. of
Houma, La. The vessel is the fourth
in a five-vessel contract; the sister
vessels are the Leaf River, Pine
River, Roaring River, and Tellico
River.
The Trinity River has an overall
length of 166 feet, beam of 38 feet,
depth of 13 feet, and loaded draft
of 11 feet. A clear deck cargo area
110 by 28 feet can carry up to 550
long tons of supplies.
The vessel is powered by two
GM Detroit Diesel 16V-149 en-
gines delivering a total of 1,800
bhp at 1,800 rpm through Twin
Disc reduction gears. She can
achieve a speed of more than 12
knots. A Schottel S-152L bow
thruster is driven by a GM Detroit
Diesel 8V71 engine with an ouput
of 230 bhp at 1,800 rpm.
Electric power is provided by
two Delco 85-kw generators driven
by Detroit Diesel 6V71 engines.
Electronic equipment includes Fu-
runo radar, Stephens SSB radio,
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Eastern Marine is a growing
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of high-quality vessels. The com-
pany opened its Panama City yard
in 1978. This 13-acre facility has
more than 1,300 feet of water
frontage, and is used primarily to
construct small- to medium-sized
boats. In 1981 Eastern Marine
opened another yard in Allanton,
Fla., 15 miles east of Panama
City. This second yard, with 135
acres and 5,200 feet of water front-
age, is used to build larger vessels.
In addition to the Transporta-
tion Resources vessels, Eastern
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Seahorse Inc. of Morgan City, La.,
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lanton yard.
Bell Aerospace Awarded
$4.8 Million By Navy To
Speed LCAC-1 Delivery
Bell Aerospace Textron, New
Orleans, has been awarded a
$4,822,852 face value increase to a
previously awarded cost-plus
award-fee contract for acceleration
in delivery of an air cushion land-
ing craft (LCAC-1) by two and one
half months. The Naval Sea Sys-
tems Command, Washington, D.C.,
is the contracting activity.
Charles Garman Named
Western Sales Manager
For Stork-Werkspoor
Charles A. Garman has been
named as Western area sales man-
ager for the U.S. by Stork-Werk-
spoor Diesel bv (SWD). Mr. Gar-
man has opened an office in Seattle
and will cover the Western U.S.
and Alaska for the firm. SWDiesel
engines are offered in models
ranging from 300 to 2,000 bhp spe-
cially designed to operate on both
high grade distillate fuels, and on
heavy and lower grade fuels.
SWDiesel began operating in
the U.S. in 1983, establishing a
sales and service office in New Or-
leans and assigning an SWDiesel
executive, Joop Zwart, as sales
manager for the North American
continent. Mr. Zwart is dividing
his time between the U.S. and the
SWDiesel home office in Zwolle,
Netherlands.
Mr. Garman, who was educated
in engineering and business at Ev-
erett Community College and the
University of Washington, previ-
ously was West Coast sales man-
ager for Wartsila Power U.S.A.,
and director of marketing from
Tacoma Boat Building, Inc.
The SWDiesel office has been es-
tablished at 2405 N.W. Market
Street, Seattle, Wash. 98107; tele-
phone (206) 789-8383.
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