RTK Marine U.K. Gets
Contract For Pollution
Control Workboat
RTK Marine received an order
from the Port of London Authority
for one of its 512 Sea Truck
Workboats.
The 41.5-foot Sea Truck will be
able to respond rapidly to an oil
pollution incident on the River
Thames and act as a first line of
defense to deploy a range of oil con-
tainment and recovery equipment.
Propulsion is by twin Volvo Penta
diesel engines complete with
outdrive units. This craft will be
capable of beaching to land equip-
ment which will assist clean-up op-
erations ashore.
A unique feature of the Sea Truck
is the built in bow ramp to facilitate
deployment of pollution control
equipment either afloat or ashore.
RTK Marine has been construct-
ing Sea Trucks for more than 25
years.
To date, more than 1,100 boats
from 16-feet to 52-feet have been
constructed at their Poole, England
factory.
For more information on RTK
Marine,
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Comsat Brings
Teleconferencing To Sea
The Radisson Diamond became
the first cruise ship in the world to
hold a live two-way satellite video
conference between ship and shore.
The event was conducted by Comsat
Mobile Communications as part of a
press demonstration to show how
advanced shipboard communica-
tions have become.
The video teleconference was held
between the Radisson Diamond,
during a five day tour of the Carib-
bean, and Comsat Mobile Commu-
nications' Washington, D.C. head-
quarters.
"We chose the Radisson Diamond
for this first time event because of
the ship's unique business service
center and focus on business meet-
ings and incentive travel," said John
R. O'Brien, vice president of mar-
keting and program management
for Comsat Maritime Services.
"Business people have traditionally
shied away from business meetings
on cruise ships in large part because
of the perception that there are very
limited communications capabilities
on board," Mr. O'Brien said.
"We wanted to show that the old
perception is no longer valid. This
ship has some of the most sophisti-
cated mobile communications equip-
ment in the world on board, and we
decided to connect it to a brand new
technology using high speed data
(56 kbps).
This allows the communications
capabilities to move up by an order
of magnitude, including broadcast
quality audio and two-way digitally
compressed video conferencing."
The service has just recently be-
come possible for ships because of a
new high speed data modem and
interface device developed by
Magnavox Electronic Systems Com-
pany that permits the ship's
Inmarsat satellite system (Satcom)
to provide a two-way, or "duplex"
service, allowing interactive conver-
sations and simultaneous video.
Another unique feature of the
Comsat service is that it is "demand
assigned," meaning that anyone with
the proper equipment can simply
"dial up" the video conference con-
nection. Special satellite transpon-
der leases and the complicated coor-
dination procedures associated with
typical video conferences are not
necessary.
This makes the service ideal for
last minute meetings, emergency
medical consultations with shore-
based hospitals, and for research
vessels and off-shore oil platforms
needing to share timely information
with shore.
Comsat Mobile Communications,
a division of Comsat Corporation
provides maritime, aeronautical and
international land mobile services
to customers around the world.
For more information on Comsat
Mobile Communications,
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Bally Gaming Opens
New Riverboat Sales Office
In Biloxi, Miss.
Doug Sanderson, Director of
National Casino Sales for Bally
Gaming, Inc., announced the open-
ing of the company's new office in
Biloxi, Miss.
This satellite office will focus on
sales and service of gaming equip-
ment for the expanding riverboat
gaming market. It is headed by
Don Boone, the company's new
General Manager of Riverboat Gam-
ing Sales.
A twenty-year veteran of the ho-
tel and casino industry, Mr. Boone
spent the last three years as Sales
Distribution Coordinator at Bally
Gaming, Inc. in Las Vegas. He may
be contacted in Biloxi at (601) 374-
7700 regarding riverboat gaming.
Bally Gaming, Inc., is a Las Ve-
gas-based leading designer and
manufacturer of reel-spinning slot
machines, video gaming equipment,
and video lottery terminals.
For more information on Bally
Gaming,
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ine productivity starts with
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Attn: Marine Market Manager 1
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