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Island-class USCG patrol boat being launched at Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, La. Bisso Completes Four-Year Bollinger Contract; Successfully Lifts USS Aquila PHM-4 Bisso Marine Company, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently completed a four-year contract with Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Lockport, La., and also successfully completed the task of lifting the USS Aquila PHM-4 to a high cradle posi- tion on the bank at the Jacksonville Shipyard in Florida. The four-year contract with Bollinger was completed by Bisso successfully launching forty-nine 110-foot Island-class USCG patrol boats using the derrick barge Ajax. The vessels are being used by the Coast Guard for rescue and in the Coast Guard's drug interdiction pro- gram. Bisso Marine Company received another two-year contract from Bollinger to launch thirteen 170- foot U.S. Navy patrol boats now under construction. The launches will be done by Bisso's 700-ton der- rick barge Bisso at the Lockport facility. The USS Aquila PHM-4 was suc- cessfully lifted by Bisso Marine from the St. Johns River to a high cradle position on the bank at the Jackson- ville Shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla. The intricate task of lifting the vessel was accomplished by the 700- ton derrick barge Cappy Bisso. Versabar Inc. of Harvey, La., sup- plied, tested and certified all of the lifting gear in order to meet the criteria of the U.S. Navy. For free literature on Bisso Ma- rine, Circle 61 on Reader Service Card. BISSO MARINE COMPANY List of Equipment 1991 DERRICKS D/B CAPPY BISSO D/B LILI BISSO D/B CAIRO D/B AJAX 200' x 70' x 14', 700 S.T. (S.W.L.) 195' x 72' x 12'6", 600 S.T. (S.W.L.) 165' x 70' x 14', 350 S.T. (S.W.L.) 121'x 65 x11', 250 S.T. (S.W.L.) TUGS M/V RIP TIDE (Salvage Vessel) 120' x 32', 1,000 H.P. M/V DARLENE BISSO 110' x 27', 1,800 H.P. MA BEAU BISSO 80' x 23', 1,000 H.P. M/V TYLER 60' x 22', 800 H.P. SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Crane Barge BIG EAGLE 155' x 50' x 14', 85-ton Wiley whirley crane, 130' boom Spud Barge CAPT. LUKE 130' x 50' x 9', 60-ton Manitowoc crane, office and 4-man quarters, 2-drum winch, anchors, 6-inch pumps, 4-inch pumps, 3-inch pumps, 2-inch pumps, air compressor 600 CFM, air lifts, welding machines. Pump Barge 60' x 30' x 7', 12-inch pump, 20-ton link belt crane Deck Barge BIG CHIEF 220' x 74' x 15' Rigging Slings 4"diameter to l-l/2"diameter, shackles 300 tons to 1/2 ton, spreader bars Delta Marine To Drydock Cutter Delta Marine, Inc., Wilmington, N.C., has been awarded $345,107 to drydock USCG cutter Rambler (WLIC-298). EASfspill response.. .available NOW Ready for IMMEDIATE DELIVERY — the all new Class l-C recovery vessel, the latest product of more than 20 years of spill technology development. • FAST - 20+ knots response speed • SHALLOW WA TER CAPABILITIES • EFFECTIVE - recovery up to 75 GPM with the proven Filterbelt system • AFFORDABLE • HIGHWAY AND C-130 TRANSPORTABLE Contact us TODAY for complete details! I^IARCO POLLUTION CONTROL 2300 West Commodore Way • Seattle, WA 98199 USA Phone (206) 285-3200 • FAX (206) 283-4731 Telex 16Q587MARCO UT Circle 300 on Reader Service Card March, 1992 83