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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 11 along, which is usually cost-prohibitive. It has only been in recent years that techno- logical advances have made it convenient for equipment like acoustic Doppler cur- rent profilers to be placed in service on such vessels. Ships in Japan, Holland and Long Island Sound, as well as a Miami-based cruise ship and a Denmark-to-Greenland container ship, are among the vessels now collecting data for researchers. International SubSea Charters Pertinacia International SubSea (ISS) of Houston, announced a charter for the use of CV/DSV Pertinacia in the Gulf of Mexico. This vessel will support International SubSea's salvage support services to the off- shore infrastructure as a result of damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Initially, ISS intends to use the Pertinacia for ROV/Dive Support salvage operations. ISS is presently in negotiations for addi- tional vessels. Pertinacia, owned by Elletra tlc. of Italy, is a 430 ft. Cable Ship designed to perform cable installations as well as sub- sea contruction/installation services. Placed in service in 2002 this DP-2 vessel is equipped with a 200 shp Triton ROV, 65 metric ton heave compensated A-Frame, 25 te Knuckle Boom Crane, ISS Light Work / Inspection ROV. Aker Kvaerner Wins Drilling Equipment Contract Aker Kvaerner signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. for delivery of drilling sys- tems for two semi-submersible drilling rigs ordered by SeaDrill. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximately $136.6 million. The scope of work for Aker Kvaerner MH is to deliver two complete drilling packages news Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 213 % V E R Y E N V I R O N M E N T E V E R Y P L A T F O R M E V E R Y D A Y S O L U T I O N S 3 A N $ I E G O # A L I F O R N I A 5 3 ! W W W R D I N S T R U M E N T S C O M - 1 , Ê 7 / , Ê Ê " / " Ê Ê " / " Ê Ê 7 / , 3 I G N U P T O D A Y F O R O N E O F M A N Y C O U R S E S C U R R E N T L Y O F F E R E D A T W W W R D I N S T R U M E N T S C O M W E B E X MTR#2 (1-16).qxd 2/23/2006 4:18 PM Page 13
