Maritime Reporter, July 1994

<BODY> <div> MpmratU Main engines St Volvo Engine controls KobelVTeleflex Bilge pumps Rule Misc. hatches & deck plates ...Viking Marine Winches Hawboldt radio station. United European Car Carriers (UECC) has ordered Sperry Marine VMS-4000 integrated bridges for its two automobile transport vessels, plus options for two more ships. The 459-ft. (140- m) vessels are to be built by Bratvaag Shipyard in Norway. Sperry has also received an order for a gyrofin "lift control" ship stabilizer system from Miura Shipyard, Japan. The size one stabilizer will be installed on a new RoRo vessel being built by the shipowner Ohkawa Kaiun Bussan. For more information on Sperry, Circle 28 on Reader Service Card Port Engineers' Dinner Dance Honors Propeller Club Over 350 guests attended the 46th Annual Dinner Dance honoring the Propeller Club of the U.S., given recently by the Society of Marine Port Engineers of New York at the Marriott Financial Center Hotel. The gala event was a fundraiser to help provide scholarships for the National Mari- time Institution. Entertainment co-chairman Don Kadlac pro- vided an evening of 1950s music and enlisted the aid of George P. Efthimiou, president of GMG Controls in New Hyde Park, who helped sponsor the music for the event. Winninghoff Boats Delivers Research Vessel To Cornell University Winninghoff Boats, Inc. of Rowley, Mass. delivered a 27-ft. (8-m) by 9-ft. (3-m) welded aluminum research vessel to Cornell Univer- sity. The vessel is a versatile research platform with capabilities for a variety of fish sampling tasks. The hull is a modified vee; a stretched version of the Winninghoff 23-ft. (7-m) Cape Ann Sea Skiff hull form. A Volvo AD3 IB/DP diesel powers a Volvo DuoProp outdrive and the shaft-driven hydraulics system which consists of two winches and a net hauler. Funded by the Hudson River Foundation, the vessel is to be used initially for a three-year research project on Atlantic sturgeon of the Hudson River. For more information on Winninghoff Boats, Circle 13 on Reader Service Card Event Hails Navy-New Orleans Ties Vancouver, B.C. Previous customers have been the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Coast Guard. The model is a Hurri- cane 733 Cab and is based on the company's 24- ft. hull which was originally developed for and is now in service with the U.S. Navy, and is also in service with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. The boat is powered by two 150-hp outboards, giving a speed of 43 knots in a lightly laden condition. Fuel capacity is 150 gallons. For more information from Zodiac Hurricane Technologies, Circle 10 on Reader Service Card From left to right: Tony G. Miller, Braswell superintendent; John Weldon, Braswell marketing director; Honorable Mark Morial, Mayor of New Orleans; and Capt. Jeffrey M. Perin, Supship New Orleans. Supship New Orleans Capt. Jeffrey M. Perin hosted opening ceremonies for his "Salute to the Red, White and Blue" on Friday May 27. The exhibition, co-hosted by the New Orleans First National Bank of Commerce and held in the bank's spacious lobby, ran through June 30. Capt. Perin's objective is to educate the public about the critical economic impact of the Navy's shipbuilding and repair activities in the New Orleans area. Braswell Services Group, which is currently contracting repairs to the MarAd ship SS Dia- mond State in New Orleans, participated in the exhibition along with other Gulf Coast ship- yards. Braswell also operates shiprepair facili- ties in Charleston, Jacksonville, Port Canaveral and the Panama Canal Zone. Zodiac Hurricane Launches Patrol Boat For Canadian Dept. Of Fisheries Zodiac Hurricane Technologies Inc. launched its fifth 24-ft. (7-m) cabin patrol boat. The patrol boat is for the Canadian Dept. of Fisheries in Smit Salvage Team Refloats French Passenger Ferry TheMonteSte//o,4,711-grtRo/Ropassengerferry,whichgrounded on the Sardinian coast. A Smit Tak salvage team completed an opera- tion to refloat the French passenger ferry Monte Stello, which went aground on the Sardinian coast earlier this year. The 4,711-grt vessel was towed to Livorno for provisional repairs. The grounding happened amid 60-mph winds and heavy seas. Helicopters rescued all 51 passengers and 25 crew. Working under a lump sum "Wreckon" wreck removal contract, the team developed a refloat- ing plan and began work on the salvage under a joint arrangement with Livorno company Neri. The salvage team made steady progress in pumping out the vessel's engine room and other flooded spaces — despite bad weather. By the third week of April, sealing and patching were well advanced, preventing further leakage and preparing the vessel for a tow to safety. By April 27, more than 80 steel patches had been completed and the Monte Stello was ready for refloating. On May 2 the Monte Stello was finally lifted free of the rocky bottom and towed to a safe position. On May 4 the Ro/Ro ferry was towed to Palau and then on to Livorno, where she arrived on May 11. The vessel was declared a constructive total loss. BILGE WATER TREATMENT... 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