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4• MarineNews • August, 2006 Online @ www.marinelink.com Directory of companies given editorial coverage in this edition of MarineNews. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation 16 Alaska Department of Fish and Game . . . . . . . . . .16 Alaska Department of Natural Resources . . . . . . . .16 American Commercial Lines, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 American Salvage Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Apache Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 B.C. Transportation Safety Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Baker Hughes Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 BC Ferries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Beier Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Bisso Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Blount Boats, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 CapRock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Conenxion by Boeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Constellation Tug Compnay of Charleston . . . . . . . . .5 Cornell Maritime Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Crowley Maritime Corporation . . . . . . . . . . .10, 16, 28 Deep Marine Technology, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Donjon Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Dubai Ports World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 FarSounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Foss Maritime Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 General Dynamics C4 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 GlobalSantaFe Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Helix Energy Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 ICE Marine Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 International Salvage Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Island Towing and Salvage of Staten Island . . . . . .19 Lafarge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Lockheed Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 M Ship Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 MacKay Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Maritime Communication Partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Nantucket Steamship Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 National Waterways Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 National Waterways Conference, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Navigational Sciences, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 27 NOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 16, 26 Northrop Grumman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 12 NY Department of Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Oak Ridge National Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Onyx Special Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company .14 PetroCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Polaris Applied Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Premier Oilfield Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Rodriguez Boat Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 SMIT Salvage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Stratos Global Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 SUNY Maritime College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 28 Superior Energy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Superior Offshore International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Swiftships Shipbuilders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Tactical Defense Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Teekay Shipping Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Telenor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tetra Applied Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 The Nautical Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Tidewater Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Titan Maritime Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 VT Halter Marine Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 The Index SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to the print or electronic edition of MarineNews at www.marinelink.com/renewsubscr/Renew0 4/subscribe.html or e-mail Kathleen Hickey at mrcirc@marinelink.com DAILY NEWS via E-MAIL Twice every business day we provide breaking news, tailored to your specifica- tion, delivered FREE directly to your e- mail. To subscribe visit http://maritimetoday.com/login.aspx POST & SEARCH JOBS Job listings are updated daily and help match employers with qualified employees. Post a position or keep abreast of new employment opportunities at http://www.maritimejobs.com ADVERTISE MN offers a number of print and electronic advertising packages. To see our editorial calendar and advertising rates, visit www.marinelink.com/AdvRates/Rates.asp SUBMIT EDITORIAL MN invites you to submit company news and events for publication on-line and in print. Visit http://www.marinelink.com/Story/ PostStory.aspx Online Resources Coast Guard Rescues Crew from Sinking Ship Rescuers from the U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska Air National Guard saved 23 crew members from an Asian cargo ship taking on water south of the Aleutian Islands, officials said. All 23 crew members were hoisted into two National Guard Pave Hawk heli- copters and a Coast Guard helicopter and taken to Adak Island in the Aleu- tians. A crewmember from the Singa- pore based container ship Cougar Ace, a car carrier with 23 people on board, contacted the North Pacific Search and Rescue Coordination Cen- ter. He reported that they were taking on water and listing 80 degrees. The Cougar Ace was located about 230 miles south of the Aleutian Island Chain, in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. (See full story pg. 16) ROPOS Retrieves Data From Sunken Ferry An underwater video released by B.C.'s Transportation Safety Board shows images from inside the sunken Queen of the North ferry during a dive by a remote-controlled submersible last June. The video shows the submersible's manipulator arms clearing the ferry deck of debris, breaking a bridge win- dow to gain access and taking images of the controls. It also shows the submersible retrieving bridge computerized electronic systems that could shed light on what led to the fatal accident. USCG OKs McMoRan License Application Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Co. is one step closer to obtaining a deep port license to regasify one billion cu. ft. of natural gas per day at one of its former offshore sulfur mines. The U.S. Coast Guard all but approved the request, cit- ing "sufficient information" to contin- ue processing the application. Once approved, McMoRan's former $1b off- shore sulfur mines will receive a $450m facelift to convert the platforms to regasify liquefied natural gas and then ship it to onshore pipelines. USCG, NOAA to Remove Wreck from Monterey Bay The U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA will oversee the salvage of the motor vessel Albion in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The Albion sank in 180 ft. of water on January 31, 2005, two miles north of Monterey Harbor and has remained there ever since. The owner has not salvaged the vessel during the past 18 months. Therefore, in order to remove the threat of pollution from the Sanc- tuary, the Coast Guard and NOAA have taken over the operation. The Coast Guard and NOAA will begin work with the contractor, Titan Mar- itime Corp., until the wreckage removal is complete. M Ship Co. Files Patent Infringement Suit M Ship Co. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ICE Marine Ltd., a U.K. company, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to enforce patent rights cover- ing its M-hull boat technology. The lawsuit alleges that ICE Marine has infringed M Ship Co.'s patent for its M-Shaped Boat Hull and has induced others to infringe the patent in the U.S. The M-hull, a non-conven- tional air entrapment hull design, was invented by M Ship Co.'s founders, Chuck Robinson and Bill Burns. M Ship Co. recently completed its deliv- ery of the military demonstrator, Stilet- to, an 80-ft. twin M-hull design. (photo credit: B.C. 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