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MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 USPS#013-952Florida: 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435tel: (561) 732-4368; fax: (561) 732-6984New York: 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271www.marinelink.com PUBLISHERJohn C. O?Malley jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & Editorial DirectorGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comEditorJoseph Keefe keefe@marinelink.comTel: 704-661-8475 Contributing WritersSusan Buchanan Raina Clark Lawrence R. DeMarcay, III Joseph Hudspeth Randy O?Neill Katharine Sweeney PRODUCTION Production & Graphics Manager Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.com SALESVice President, Sales & MarketingRob Howard howard@marinelink.com Sales Administration & OfÞ ce Manager Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Sales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.com ClassiÞ ed Sales Manager Dale Barnett barnett@marinelink.com tel: 212-477-6700Advertising Sales ManagersNational Sales ManagerTerry Breese breese@marinelink.com Tel: 561-732-1185 Fax: 561-732-8414 Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comTel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Tel: 561-732-1659 Fax: 561-732-8063 Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.com Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.comTel: 561-732-0312 Fax: 561-732-8063 Tel: 561-733-2477 Fax: 561-732-9670 Dawn Trauthwein dtrauthwein@marinelink.com Jean Vertucci vertucci@marinelink.comTel: 631-472-2715 Fax: 631-868-3575 Tel: 212-477-6700 Fax: 212-254-6271 Managing Director, Intl. Sales Paul Barrett ieaco@aol.comTel: +44 1268 711560 Fax: +44 1268 711567 Uwe Riemeyer riemeyer@intermediapartners.deTel: +49 202 27169 0 Fax: +49 202 27169 20 CORPORATE STAFF Manager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O?Malley momalley@marinelink.com Manager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfern jredfern@marinelink.com Manager, Info Tech Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com CIRCULATION Circulation Manager Kathleen Hickey mncirc@marinelink.com TO SUBSCRIBE:Subscriptions to Marine News (12 issues per year) for one year are available for $60.00; Two years (24 issues) for $95.00. Send your check payable to: MarineNews, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010. For more information email Kathleen Hickey at: k.hickey@marinelink.comPOSTMASTER Time Value Expedite 4 H E ) N F O R M A T I O N ! U T H O R I T Y F O R T H E 7 O R K B O A T s / F F S H O R E s ) N L A N D s # O A S T A L - A R I N E - A R K E T S arineMAPRIL 2013 W W W M A R I N E L I N K C O M News The Trial GOM Energy Ops Seek Solid Footing in Macondo?s Wake Caterpillar Inside the Marine Center of Excellence VSAT for Workboats Taking a Tailored Approach The Trial GOM Energy Ops Seek Solid Footing in Macondo?s Wake Caterpillar Inside the Marine Center of Excellence VSAT for Workboats Taking a Tailored Approach Spill Response As GOM Recovers, Focus turns to Safety, Environment Spill Response As GOM Recovers, Focus turns to Safety, Environment On the Cover32 Oil Spill ResponseThe X-150 groove disc system has a capacity of 660 gallons per hour. Used in conjunction with the Swedish designed BoomVane, it constitutes perhaps the most powerful (combined) innovation in oil spill response in more than 50 years. (Photo: Courtesy of Elastec) SALVAGE 20 Key Issues for 2013 ? and Beyondby Jonathan Waldron LEGAL 24 Medicare Set Asides ? and You Jones Act and LHWCA employers must protect Medicare?s interest or pay the price. By Gary English LEGAL 50 Using Mediation Eliminate Risk and Conserve Litigation Expenses By Larry Demarcay 6 Editor?s Note 18 OP/ED: ATB?s, Safe Operations, Proven Results ? By Tom Allegretti 22 OP/ED: Modern Data Should Drive Today?s Energy Decisions ? By Randall Luthi 52 People & Companies 54 SAFETY: JK Fabrication?s Emergency Towing Reel ? By Joseph Keefe 56 Products 59 Classi eds64 AD Index MarineNews ISSN#1087-3864 is published monthly, 12 times a year by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., 118 East 25th Street, New York, N. Y. 10160-1062. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any misprints or claims and actions taken by advertisers. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising. Contents of this publication either in whole or in part may not be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to MarineNews , 850 Montauk Hwy. #867 Bayport, NY 11705. MarineNews is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports Inc. Periodicals Postage paid at New York, NY and additional mailing of? ces. 4 MNApril 2013MN April2013 Layout 1-17.indd 4MN April2013 Layout 1-17.indd 44/2/2013 1:28:53 PM4/2/2013 1:28:53 PM
