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Canadian Government Report And New U.S. NOAA Administrator Publish Strong Swath Endorsements The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, following ex- tensive trials of the Swath Ocean® vessel Frederick G. Creed in the North Atlantic this past winter, has released a report which strongly en- dorses employing the swath vessel in hydrographic survey, economic zone patrol and oceanography roles. In a paper recently presented to Hydro USA 90—an international body of hydrographers at Norfolk, Va., sponsored by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration (NOAA) and The Hydro- graphic Society of America—the Canadian authorities concluded that the 80-ton aluminum vessel, of the small waterplane area twin hull type, "permit the collection of ba- thymetric data at an unprecedented rate even in poor sea conditions." In assessing overall performance, the Canadians found that in contrast to all vessels they had previously em- ployed, the Swath Ocean 2000 Class vessel was "smaller in displacement, faster, operated by a smaller crew and operated more efficiently in de- teriorating sea conditions, resulting in a much larger operational weath- er envelope." The Frederick G. Creed was de- signed and built by Swath Ocean Systems, Inc., of Chula Vista, Calif., launched October 1989, and is the fourth in its series of swath vessels. She is approximately 67 feet in over- all length, 32 feet in beam, draws 9.5 feet and has a top speed of 25 knots with a cruising speed of 21 knots. From December 1989 to the present, she has been operated under charter and evaluated in a joint U.S./Cana- da Hydrographic Commission proj- ect. Canada is now in the process of buying the vessel. In the keynote address to the symposium—with an audience which included the top-ranking hy- drographers of the Canadian, Fiji The Frederick G. Creed, designed and built by Swath Ocean Systems of Chula Vista, Calif., is the fourth in its series of swath vessels. and Norwegian Governments and of the American, Argentinian, Dutch, Indian, Italian and Peruvian nav- ies—newly appointed U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce (for Oceans and Atmosphere) John A. Knauss made an unusually strong predic- tion about how swath vessels like the Creed would support advanced mapping technologies such as global position systems (GPS) and multi- beam systems: "Most expect that modern sonar technology coupled with the accuracy of GPS, all used aboard small, but highly stable swath vessels, the results fed direct- ly into computer derived 'boat sheets', will soon produce a revolu- tion in charting efficiency and effec- tiveness even more spectacular than those generated by . . . systems introduced after World War II." Swath Ocean have production af- filiates in the U.S., Canada and in Europe and currently market the 2000 Class vessel for use in hydro- graphic survey, patrol, light oceano- graphy, marine pilot and small pas- senger carriage roles. Swath Ocean also have a high-speed all-passenger ferry with 30-knot/450-passenger capacities and a steel-hulled RO/RO ferry able to carry 500 passengers and 125 cars at a loaded service speed of 36 knots. For free literature containing fur- ther information on Swath Ocean International, Circle 40 on Reader Service Card USCG Awards $6.5-Million Contract To Marinette Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a $6.5-million contract by the U.S. Coast Guard to build one Aids To Navigation (ATON) barge. The con- tract includes an option to build a second barge, pending funding au- thorization. The barge will be 120 feet long and 50 feet wide, with a crane and winches for buoy handling. ATON barges are intended to be used in conjunction with existing USCG tugs to deploy, maintain and recover buoys on the Great Lakes system. Marinette's current schedule calls for the first barge to be delivered in the spring of 1991. For free literature describing Ma- rinette Marine's complete facilities and services, Circle 2 on Reader Service Card Marine Travelift Names Krueger VP Of Finance Marine Travelift, Inc. recently promoted Steven Krueger to vice president of finance. 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