Maritime Reporter, December 1993

<BODY> <div> TRACOR MARCON Monitor Control Alarm was acquired by Electronic Marine System, Inc. • Mobile • Texaco • NOAA Sun Transport • USCG • Canadian Coast Guard • Tidewater MSC • U.S. Army • Honeywell, Australia • Army Corp of Engineers • Scripps Institute • American Commercial • Woods Hole Barge Lines Oceanographic • Matson Navigation • Canoie Transportation are a few users of this technology which is continuing to be supported, manufactured and enhanced by EMS/MARCON PMS6000/PMS II MONITOR AND ALARM/ CS5000 Control System ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS, INC. Bellevue, WA/ Marrerro, LA / Rahway, NJ Phone: 908-382-4344 / Fax: 908-388-5111 / Telex: 844 747 800 Ferndale Place, Rahway, NJ Technological advances. Flawless design. Exceptional quality. Over 35 years of experience. Built in the U.S.A. tor the Police, Navy, Coast Guard, Rescue Missions, Safety Organizations and Off-shore Oil companies. All combined make Willard Marine the country's largest Established 1956 manufacturer of Rigid Inflatable Boats. WILLARD MARINE, INC., 1250 N. Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806-2114, USA. Phone 714/666-2150. Fax 714/632-8136. Circle 241 on Reader Service Card Kvaerner Delivers Third Super-Cruise Liner To Carnival Sensation and Fascination at the outfitting quay at Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki New Shipyard. The delivery of the M/S Sensation, the third Caribbean cruise liner from Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Helsinki New Shipyard for Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., USA, took place on October 18, 1993. The vessel left Helsinki on October 23 for her home port of Miami. After having crossed the Atlantic, the vessel was christened in Miami on November 13. The inaugural cruise took place on November 21. M/S Sensation is the third Super-cruise liner delivered to Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. from the Helsinki New Shipyard. M/S Fantasy, the first in the series, was delivered in 1990. The sistership M/ S Ecstasy was delivered in 1991. The fourth and fifth vessel in the series will be delivered in the summers of 1994 and 1995, respectively.With grt of 70,367, the M/S Sensation can carry 2,600 passen- gers, served by a crew of more than 900. She is 855 feet long, with a beam of 103 feet and a draft of 25 feet. The ship has a number of unique features, including the six-deck-high atrium with glass walled elevators, and extensive use of materials such as marble and granite. M/S Sensation also features a diesel-electric power plant with electrical propulsion motors. The total aboard power developed is 42,240 kW (57,400 hp). There are six thrusters, three forward and three aft, with a total power of 9,000 kW (12,200 hp). For more information on the capabilities of Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Circle 12 on Reader Service Card Fourth Litton-Built Aegis Destroyer Christened "Russell"; SA'AR 5 Corvette Completes Sea Trials 28 Circle 270 on Reader Service Card DDG-59 was christened "Russell" at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton. Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Miss, christened the fourth Aegis guided missile destroyer "Russell." The new ship, designated DDG-59, is the ninth vessel of the Arleigh Burk (DDG-51) Class. To date, Litton has contracted to build 11 of the ships and delivered the first vessel last year. Also, Ingalls' first SA'AR 5 corvette has completed sea trials. INS Eilat, the first of three SA'AR 5 corvettes being built for the government of Israel by Ingalls Shipbuild- ing, completed initial sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico in October. For more information on Ingalls Shipbuilding, Circle 26 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>