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New River in Fort Lauderdale under a time- limited, no cure/no pay contract with the Lexington Insurance Company. The vessel, built in 1936, was formerly the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Nemesis; she is reported to be the only USCG ship to have sunk an enemy submarine during World War II. While the salvage operation was com- pleted in only 10 days by parbuckling the vessel, installing cofferdams, patching, and pumping, the job was particular challenging because the vessel's conversion to a restau- rant involved cutting out many bulkheads and decks, and building a new superstruc- ture that adversely affected the vessel's sta- bility, free surface area, and structural in- tegrity while submerged. Under the direction of Jim Jacobs, project manager, salvage master Leon Ryder, and Ed Mosher, diving supervisor, resources from Tracor Marine's Shipyard and Ocean Technology Divisions were utilized. The suc- cess of the Livingstone Landing salvage operation is evidence of Tracor's growing commitment to provide timely, cost-effective salvage services. Valmet Yard To Build Feeder Type Barge Carriers For Soviets • : £ % According to an agreement signed in Mos- cow recently, Valmet Oy Helsinki Shipyard will deliver two 8,700-dwt barge-carrying vessels of a new type (shown above) to the USSR in 1983. The vessels are of the feeder type, which will operate at the ends of main ocean routes distributing and collecting barges. The vessels can also be used as in- dependently operating systems on short routes in such areas as the Baltic Sea and Southeast Asian Archipelago. The vessels will be able to carry six Danube Sea-Barges. The contract is worth about $67.5 million, and includes two 600-bhp pusher tugs, one for each feeder vessel. The vessels operate on the dock principle and each can accommodate six 1,070-dwt Danube Sea-Barges or 12 LASH barges on an open cargo deck. A stern ramp will be used for RO/RO operations. A total of 513 (TEU) containers can be stowed in three tiers. Combined turnaround time is planned to be 12 hours. A pusher tug will accompany each mother vessel, making loading and un- loading operations possible in sheltered wa- ters without entering port. The main dimensions of the new ships are: length overall, 158.9 meters (about 519 feet) ; breadth, 31 meters (102 feet) ; depth to main deck, 5.30 meters (17 feet) ; depth to upper deck, 15.45 meters (51 feet) ; draft (loaded), 4.30 meters (14 feet); and draft (submerged) 9.30 meters (31 feet). Propulsion equipment consists of two me- dium-speed diesels with a combined output of 7,600 bhp each driving its own propeller. The speed of each vessel will be about 13 knots. CDS Awarded Chestnut Sh ipping To Retrofit Tanker At Northwest Marine The Assistant Secretary and the Maritime Subsidy Board have authorized the award of construction-differential subsidy (CDS) for the retrofitting of either of two 89,700- deadweight-ton tankers operated by Chest- nut Shipping Co. to meet the requirements of the Port and Tanker safety Act of 1978. Chestnut Shipping has applied for CDS for the reconstruction of both vessels, the Chestnut Hill and Kittanning. The Maritime Administration actions permit the company to choose which vessel will be retrofitted under the terms of approvals granted; ac- tion was deferred on the award of subsidy for the reconstruction of the second ship. The work will include installation of inert gas and crude oil washing systems and the replacement of cargo stripping pumps. The work will be performed by Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, Ore. In a previous action the board determined that $3,930,076 per vessel (including $308,- 605 in national defense features) was a fair and reasonable price and set the subsidy rate at 43.66 percent. The amount of sub- sidy provided for the reconstruction of one ship will be $1,716,576. NAV-COM INTRODUCES THE MX-3102 SATELLITE NAVIGATOR MAGNAVDX QUALITY - COMPETITIVELY PRICED I n 50.16N i id c?8*
