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sion also awarded the Houma yard a contract to build a tender tug, iden- tical to the 1987-built Chagres. Both will be 3,000 hp and are scheduled for delivery in the fall of 1989. NORTHERN ENTERPRISE Halter Marine Halter Marine's Moss Point, Mis- sissippi, shipyard completed the conversion of a 180-foot supply ves- sel, formerly used in the offshore oil and gas industry, into a crabber/ processor for owners Arctic Alaska Seafoods of Seattle. Halter removed the vessel's drill- ing mud tanks below decks and sandblasted, painted and insulated that area, turning those spaces into a 26,000-cubic-foot refrigerated hold. Miscellaneous offshore equip- ment and a wooden aft deck were removed and replaced with a 1,400- square-foot processing room. Two hydraulically driven Alaskan Marine knuckle boom cranes with 50-foot booms on 12-foot pedestals, a hydraulic double pot launcher, a Marco power block, and a Halter- built picking boom were installed along with stability enhancing roll- ing chocks. The Northern Enterprise's elec- trical system was also redesigned to support the extensive processing and refrigeration equipment. Two Detroit Diesel 8V71T diesel engines were added to drive two new 250-kw generators, and a Detroit Diesel 12V92T engine was installed to drive a 425-kw generator. The boat's propulsion is provided by two EMD 12-567-BC diesels with Falk 2.98:1 reverse/reduction gears. Halter Marine Inc. is one of six shipyards in the Trinity Marine Group, which is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc. NORTHERN ENTERPRISE Equipment List Main engines (2) EMD Reverse/reduction gears Falk Generator engines .... Detroit Diesel Knuckle boom cranes Alaskan Marine Power block MARCO Picking boom Halter PHOENIX III Munson Manufacturing Earlier this year, Edmonds, Washington-based boatbuilder Munson Manufacturing, Inc. deliv- ered the specially designed multi- purpose crash/fire/rescue boat Phoenix III to the San Francisco International Airport authorities for use in water rescue operations. The waterjet-powered Phoenix III, designed for low-speed opera- tion in shallow water, is 34-feet long with a beam of 13 feet. With a large pumping capacity and 100 gallons of AFFF foam, she is readily equipped for firefighting. Driven by twin Crusader 350/454 Photo right: Northern Enterprise built by Halter Marine. marine engines coupled to Nomera 12 jet pumps, she can reach speeds in excess of 25 knots. The jets have diverter and check valves engi- neered by North American Marine Jet, Inc., to divert water flow into the firemain system. The firemain system also oper- (continued) Produced by licensees in: Rep. of Korea/Brazil/Yugoslavia/ People's Rep. of China The World Leader in HFO-operated Marine GenSets MAN B&W Diesel / 50 Broadway I New York, NY 10004 / Telephone (212) 269-0980 / Telecopy (212) 363-2469 / Telex: 421374 mancorp MAN B&W Diesel A/S / 0stervej 2 / DK-4960 Holeby / Denmark / Telephone +45 3 90 60 26 / Telecopy +45 3 90 66 76 / Telex: 40646 hodiel dk November, 1988 Circle 248 on Reader Service Card 63