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Circle 273 on Reader Service Card MARINE ELECTRONICS RIVERTRONICS, INC. 2624 East Broadway Alton, IL 62002 (618) 463-1440, St. Louis (314) 741-2201 Fax: (618)463-1450 (Please feel Iree to call lor more information, prices and a list ol our satisfied customers.) THE PERFORMANCE LEADER RT -1000 Omni - Directional UHF-VHF-FM TV Antenna RTC 500AC III SWINGMASTER RATE OF TURN INDICATOR & Circle 267 on Reader Service Card SWATH, Ferry Under Construction At Nichols Brothers Boat Builders The SWATH hull under construction at Nichols Brothers . Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc., Kirkland, Wash, is constructing two vessels: a SWATH vessel for Partyline Cruise Company of Dania, Fla. and a catamaran ferry for the City of Alameda and the Port of Oakland. The SWATH vessel is a 122-foot, 384-passen- ger ferry that will initiate service between Fort Lauderdale and the Grand Bahamas when it goes into service this summer. The catamaran ferry features advanced hulls. The under-carriage and the superstructure of the 98-foot, 250-passenger, twin-jet catamaran ferry, which will be in service on San Francisco Bay this spring, are nearing mating. The Incat- designed catamaran, which will be propelled by two KaMeWa Model 50 waterjets driven by De- troit Diesel engines, will be used primarily as a commuter ferry between Oakland and San Fran- cisco. For more information on Nichols, Circle 83 on Reader Service Card Sonsub Mobilizes AROWS-Class Vehicles To Support Flexible Pipeline Laying Operations Under contract to McDermott Inc., Sonsub mobilized an Advanced Remotely Operated Work System (AROWS) and a Viper Remotely Oper- ated Vehicle (ROV) from McDermott's Derrick Barge 50 to assist in the laying of the Oryx Energy Company's flexible pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. Laying operations were conducted in water depths to 2,100 feet. A third AROWS-class vehicle, a 75-hp Triton onboard a semisubmersible drilling rig, was mobilized in conjunction with the other two vehicles to assist with pipeline lay away and completion operations. The vehicles were also used to assist with the repair of one of the flexible pipelines near the base of the West Delta 152 platform. For more information on Sonsub, Circle 21 on Reader Service Card U.S. Navy Recognizes BIW CAD Technology Group Bath Iron Works' (BIW) Computer Aided De- sign (CAD) and Digital Data Transfer Team transitioned the design of the Navy's most com- plex surface combatant using 3D CAD. AEGIS program manager Rear Admiral George A. Hutching recognized the team with an AEGIS Excellence Award for their outstanding perfor- mance in achieving the 3D modeling and data model translator of the Arleigh Burke Class of Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG 51). For more information on Bath Iron Works, Circle 33 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Deck Drains Bronze CALL 800-752-7595, 215-757-2404 FAX 215-757-7105 Serving the Marine Industry Since 1926 Ipeffler •f CORPORATION FORMERLY LOEFFLER MACHINE CORPORATION 201 East Lincoln Highway & Robbins Ave. Penndel, PA 19047-4097 • Deep Cycle • Superior Quality • Diesel Starting • Affordable Price • 5 Year Warrantee RAE STORAGE BATTERY MFG. CO. INC, 51 Deming Road, P.O. Box 8005, Berlin, Conn. 06037 Since 1943... Quality And Service Roy A. Earley, President Phone (203) 828-6007 MARINE BATTERIES New Generation Deep Cycle Specialists I By Dave Surrette DIRECTIONS IN DESIGN 11457 OLDE CABIN ROAD suite 100 (314)432-2010 fax (314)432-5885 Expert Knowledge (Code and Coast Guard) Exceptional Creativity A proven record of delivering projects on time and budget Circle 286 on Reader Service Card Circle 291 on Reader Service Card