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frPBHB* Eastern Marine Delivers Passenger Launch P.C.C. Colibri To Panama Canal Commission Eastern Marine, Inc. of Panama City, Fla., recently delivered the 64-foot aluminum passenger launch P.C.C. Colibri (shown above) to the Panama Canal Commission Agency of the U.S. Government. The vessel has a beam of 18 feet and a depth of 8 feet 6 inches. Propulsion equipment on the P.C.C. Colibri consists of two GM12-V-71N main engines cou- pled to Twin Disc MG 514C reduc- tion gears on a 2:1 ratio. Other equipment includes Morse Mod MK engine controls, 12V/70 Amp/ Delco generator, Fernstrum keel coolers, Wagner steering system, Johnson Rubber "Dane" S/S Cut- lass Bearings, two Michigan three- blade 32- by 30-inch propellers, and Gusher 25 bilge pumps. Two seven-point alarm systems on the vessel are by Marine Elec- tric Co., compasses are by Dan- forth, and searchlights, running and navigation lights are by Perko. Among the special features on the P.C.C. Colibri are the windows supplied by Kearfott Marine Prod- ucts, and doors by Eacco Inc. of New Orleans, La. For free literature on Eastern Marine's services and capabilities, Circle 53 on Reader Service Card The tugs Smit Rotterdam and Smit London towing the Concrete Island Drilling System. Two Smit Tak Tugs Tow Concrete Island Drilling System From Japan To Alaska's North Coast Two 22,000-hp tugs, the Smit Rotterdam and Smit London of Smit Tak International Ocean Towage and Salvage Company (the Netherlands), recently towed a Concrete Island Drilling System (CIDS) from Nippon Kokan's Tsu Yard in Japan to the north coast of Alaska. Global Marine Development Inc.'s new concept in Arctic drill- ing is a self-contained mobile drill- ing island that will be positioned on the floor of Alaska's Beaufort Sea. Its main dimensions are length 312 feet, breadth 294 feet, and FERNSTRU Is ENGINEERED KEEL COOLING COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED R. W. FERNSTRUM & COMPANY MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. 49858 Phone (906) 863-5553 • Telex 26-3493 • Answer Back FERNSTRUM MNOM R. W. FERNSTRUM S. CO., EXPORT DEPT. MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. 49858 Phone (906) 863-5553'Telex 26-3493 • Answer Back FERNSTRUM MNOM height 100 feet. The draft is 36 feet. The CIDS consists of a steel mud mat, a concrete honeycomb midsection and two steel deck barges. It can operate in water depths of 28—55 feet and can resist 7-foot ice sheets with rubble. The 3,500 mile voyage through the Bering Sea was carried out nonstop. One of the tugs left the transport temporarily off the Aleutian Islands to top up her own bunkers and to transfer fuel to her sister tug. After that she contin- ued towing. Smit Tak was also recently con- tracted to tow the huge semisub- mersible drilling rig Polar Pioneer from Hitachi's Ariake Yard, Ja- pan, to the most northerly drilling location in the world, 72 degrees north latitude off Norway. This 12,500-mile-long towage, to be carried out by one of the com- pany's 22,000-hp tugs, will take about 75 days. $11.1-Million Chartering Contract Awarded Crowley Maritime Crowley Maritime Corporation, San Francisco, Calif., is being awarded an $11,100,000 contract for the four and one-half year chartering of the tug Sea Carrier I and barge 250-9. The tug and barge will deliver Department of Defense clean petroleum products worldwide. Barge 250-9 is a United States-flag vessel. Sea Carrier I is presently a Panamanian-flag tug, but will be reflagged United States prior to delivery. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. 10 Circle 118 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
